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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Larimer County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #122 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
12
8 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$176.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,143 a household
Spending per listing
$14.7M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
377,292
+4.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in Larimer County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $1,143 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Larimer County spend about $176.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 12 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $14.7M per shop, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Larimer County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 11,017 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Larimer County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Larimer County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #122 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Colorado.

How Larimer 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Larimer County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureLarimer CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.60.7
Spending per listing$14.7M$18.6M$13.7M
Households per official establishment11,01714,38914,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,143$1,112$958
Median household income$93,765$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 14
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
128 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Larimer 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 Larimer County

Population, 2025 estimate
377,292+4.8% since 2020
Households
154,232
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,596 sq. mi.
People per square mile
142
Median household income
$93,765+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,442
Median home value
$569,100
Jobs located here
161,552
Daytime population
361,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Weld County, CO8250.4$31.1M+14.2%#3 of 479
2El Paso County, CO80180.6$18.1M+3.2%#8 of 479
3Denver County, CO71140.4$21.2M+3.2%#56 of 479
4Adams County, CO71120.6$18.7M+6.6%#59 of 479
5Arapahoe County, CO70170.7$16.5M+2.8%#72 of 479
6Larimer County, CO64120.8$14.7M+4.8%#122 of 479
7Jefferson County, CO56190.8$14.6M−0.5%#197 of 479
8Boulder County, CO5490.7$16.4M−0.7%#214 of 479
9Mesa County, CO5060.9$12M+4.4%#252 of 479
10Pueblo County, CO4850.7$14.1M+0.6%#266 of 479

Other business types in Larimer 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 Larimer County, CO?

Larimer County has 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Larimer County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $176.4M a year, or $1,143 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $14.7M 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 154,232 households in Larimer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Larimer 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 $14.7M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Larimer County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,017 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Larimer County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Larimer County at 377,292 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,232 households. The median household income in Larimer County is $93,765 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Larimer County scores 64 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #122 of 479 scored counties.

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