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

How Otero 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,106 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
17,683
−5.2% 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

There are no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Otero County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Otero County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

At $1,106 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Otero County spend about $8.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Otero County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Otero County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Otero County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Otero 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 Otero County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureOtero CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.00.60.7
Spending per listingn/a$18.6M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,38914,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,106$1,112$958
Median household income$54,037$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Otero 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 Otero County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,683−5.2% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,262 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$54,037+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,476
Median home value
$168,900
Jobs located here
5,492
Daytime population
16,328Residents 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 Otero 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
Otero County, CONot scored00.0n/a−5.2%

Other business types in Otero 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 Otero County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no oil change and quick-lube shops in Otero County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Otero County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.4M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 7,584 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Otero County has no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Otero County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Otero County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Otero County at 17,683 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,584 households. The median household income in Otero County is $54,037 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% 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. Otero County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, having none on map listings.

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Otero County

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