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Oil change and quick-lube shops in El Paso County, CO
How El Paso County, CO 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 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #8 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 18
- 17 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $326.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.1M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in El Paso County is 80 (high), #8 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for oil change and quick-lube shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 oil change and quick-lube shops in El Paso County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 94%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in El Paso County spend about $326.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,125 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $18.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 36,274 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in El Paso County. Population estimates show El Paso County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How El Paso County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $18.1M | $18.6M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 36,274 | 14,389 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.4% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,125 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with El Paso County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weld County, CO | 82 | 5 | 0.4 | $31.1M | +14.2% | #3 of 479 |
| 2El Paso County, CO | 80 | 18 | 0.6 | $18.1M | +3.2% | #8 of 479 |
| 3Denver County, CO | 71 | 14 | 0.4 | $21.2M | +3.2% | #56 of 479 |
| 4Adams County, CO | 71 | 12 | 0.6 | $18.7M | +6.6% | #59 of 479 |
| 5Arapahoe County, CO | 70 | 17 | 0.7 | $16.5M | +2.8% | #72 of 479 |
| 6Larimer County, CO | 64 | 12 | 0.8 | $14.7M | +4.8% | #122 of 479 |
| 7Jefferson County, CO | 56 | 19 | 0.8 | $14.6M | −0.5% | #197 of 479 |
| 8Boulder County, CO | 54 | 9 | 0.7 | $16.4M | −0.7% | #214 of 479 |
| 9Mesa County, CO | 50 | 6 | 0.9 | $12M | +4.4% | #252 of 479 |
| 10Pueblo County, CO | 48 | 5 | 0.7 | $14.1M | +0.6% | #266 of 479 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 care54
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube80
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies37
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 El Paso County, CO?
There are 18 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 17 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $326.3M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $18.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
El Paso County has 0.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $18.1M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, El Paso County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 36,274 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. El Paso County scores 80 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #8 of 479 scored counties.
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