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Oil change and quick-lube shops in San Bernardino County, CA

How San Bernardino County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #60 of 479 scored counties
#11 of 31 scored counties in California

Listings
45
34 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
47
+62.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$826.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,225 a household
Spending per listing
$18.4M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,224,091
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in San Bernardino County comes to about $826.7M a year: $1,225 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $18.4M per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

There are 45 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in San Bernardino County as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 76%, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in San Bernardino County in 2023, up 62.1% from 2019. That is one for every 14,360 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $802K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in San Bernardino County.

Population estimates put the population change in San Bernardino County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Bernardino County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #60 of 479 scored counties and #11 of 31 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How San Bernardino County compares

The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the oil change and quick-lube shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Oil change and quick lube in San Bernardino County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Bernardino CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.60.7
Spending per listing$18.4M$20M$13.7M
Households per official establishment14,36016,68514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+62.1%+17.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,225$1,122$958
Median household income$85,478$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 47+62.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
419
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4534 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$802K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in San Bernardino County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in San Bernardino County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
Households
674,915
Median age
35.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
20,068 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,213
Median home value
$505,000
Jobs located here
841,641
Daytime population
2,086,204Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in California, with San Bernardino County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Placer County, CA9190.6$21.2M+8.9%#1 of 479
2Merced County, CA7850.6$19.1M+5.1%#18 of 479
3San Joaquin County, CA78160.7$18.7M+5.5%#19 of 479
4Riverside County, CA76520.7$18.5M+5.0%#28 of 479
5Santa Barbara County, CA7550.3$34.4M−1.4%#31 of 479
6Santa Clara County, CA75280.4$28.4M−0.9%#32 of 479
7Monterey County, CA7260.5$26.8M−1.5%#45 of 479
8El Dorado County, CA7260.8$16.3M+0.6%#50 of 479
9San Mateo County, CA71140.5$22.7M−2.5%#54 of 479
10Sonoma County, CA71100.5$22.6M−0.4%#55 of 479
11San Bernardino County, CA71450.7$18.4M+1.9%#60 of 479

Other business types in San Bernardino County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in San Bernardino County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 oil change and quick-lube shops in San Bernardino County. 34 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 62.1% from 2019.

How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $826.7M a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $18.4M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

San Bernardino County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $18.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 60, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,360 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 62.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. San Bernardino County scores 71 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #60 of 479 scored counties.

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