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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Tulare County, CA
How Tulare 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #198 of 479 scored counties
#24 of 31 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $165.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 485,146
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,157 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Tulare County spend about $165.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $13.8M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Tulare County has 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Tulare County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 9,546 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Tulare County.
Population estimates put the population change in Tulare County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tulare County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #198 of 479 scored counties and #24 of 31 scored counties in California.
How Tulare 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 | Tulare County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13.8M | $20M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,546 | 16,685 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,157 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,300 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Tulare 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 Tulare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 485,146+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,195
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $71,300+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,178
- Median home value
- $330,100
- Jobs located here
- 170,584
- Daytime population
- 466,926Residents 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 |
| 24Tulare County, CA | 56 | 12 | 0.8 | $13.8M | +2.4% | #198 of 479 |
Other business types in Tulare 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 care51
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies52
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 Tulare County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in Tulare County. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Tulare County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $165.7M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 143,195 households in Tulare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulare County, CA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Tulare County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $13.8M, in line with 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 9,546 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Tulare County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tulare County at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. Median household income in Tulare County is $71,300, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.5%, 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. Tulare County scores 56 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #198 of 479 scored counties.
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