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Oil change and quick-lube shops in San Luis Obispo County, CA
The oil change and quick-lube shops in San Luis Obispo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #201 of 479 scored counties
#25 of 31 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 10
- 9 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $131.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.1M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in San Luis Obispo County spend about $131.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,197 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below 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 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in San Luis Obispo County as of September 2026. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in San Luis Obispo County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 12,167 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in San Luis Obispo County.
Population estimates show San Luis Obispo County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Luis Obispo County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #201 of 479 scored counties and #25 of 31 scored counties in California.
How San Luis Obispo 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.
| Measure | San Luis Obispo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13.1M | $20M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,167 | 16,685 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,197 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 109 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Placer County, CA | 91 | 9 | 0.6 | $21.2M | +8.9% | #1 of 479 |
| 2Merced County, CA | 78 | 5 | 0.6 | $19.1M | +5.1% | #18 of 479 |
| 3San Joaquin County, CA | 78 | 16 | 0.7 | $18.7M | +5.5% | #19 of 479 |
| 4Riverside County, CA | 76 | 52 | 0.7 | $18.5M | +5.0% | #28 of 479 |
| 5Santa Barbara County, CA | 75 | 5 | 0.3 | $34.4M | −1.4% | #31 of 479 |
| 6Santa Clara County, CA | 75 | 28 | 0.4 | $28.4M | −0.9% | #32 of 479 |
| 7Monterey County, CA | 72 | 6 | 0.5 | $26.8M | −1.5% | #45 of 479 |
| 8El Dorado County, CA | 72 | 6 | 0.8 | $16.3M | +0.6% | #50 of 479 |
| 9San Mateo County, CA | 71 | 14 | 0.5 | $22.7M | −2.5% | #54 of 479 |
| 10Sonoma County, CA | 71 | 10 | 0.5 | $22.6M | −0.4% | #55 of 479 |
| 25San Luis Obispo County, CA | 56 | 10 | 0.9 | $13.1M | 0.0% | #201 of 479 |
Other business types in San Luis Obispo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care63
- Auto repair shops61
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations72
- Insurance agencies45
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 oil change and quick-lube shops in San Luis Obispo County. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in San Luis Obispo County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $131.1M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.1M 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 109,503 households in San Luis Obispo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Luis Obispo County, CA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
San Luis Obispo County has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $13.1M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,167 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is San Luis Obispo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Luis Obispo County at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. Median household income in San Luis Obispo County is $97,446, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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 Luis Obispo County scores 56 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #201 of 479 scored counties.
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