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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Sutter County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Sutter County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,184 a household
Spending per listing
$9.9M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,787
−0.7% 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 Sutter County comes to about $39.4M a year: $1,184 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Sutter County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Sutter County in 2023. That is one for every 8,323 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sutter County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Sutter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sutter 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 Sutter County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSutter CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.60.7
Spending per listing$9.9M$20M$13.7M
Households per official establishment8,32316,68514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,184$1,122$958
Median household income$79,704$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Sutter 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 Sutter County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,787−0.7% since 2020
Households
33,292
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
603 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,245
Median home value
$433,500
Jobs located here
30,624
Daytime population
86,871Residents 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 Sutter 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
Sutter County, CANot scored41.2$9.9M−0.7%

Other business types in Sutter 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 Sutter County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in Sutter County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

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

About $39.4M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sutter County has 1.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.9M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Sutter County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,323 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Sutter County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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