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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
80
60 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
74
+1.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
0.6
14% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$16.2M
18% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#18 of 50
Market score 59 · Upper middle

A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 80 oil change and quick-lube shops in Connecticut. 60 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Connecticut comes to about $1.3B a year: $902 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 80 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $16.2M per shop, 18% 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 Connecticut was 74 in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 19,378 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Connecticut.

Among 50 states, Connecticut ranks #18 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest (76). Among 7 scored counties, the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region scores highest (76).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waterbury-Shelton, CT7650.3$31.8M+3.2%#19 of 290
2Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT75170.5$20M+3.7%#27 of 290
3New Haven, CT61100.4$19.3M+2.5%#86 of 290
4Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT54300.6$13.8M+3.0%#131 of 290
5Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT37121.0$8.6M+2.0%#216 of 290

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Torrington, CTNot scored30.6$15.4M+2.2%
Putnam, CTNot scored30.8$13.3M+3.0%

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT7650.3$31.8M+3.2%#25 of 479
2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT7690.4$26M+3.5%#26 of 479
3Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT6380.7$13.2M+4.1%#128 of 479
4South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT61100.4$19.3M+2.5%#144 of 479
5Capitol Planning Region, CT57250.6$13.6M+3.1%#188 of 479
6Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT5550.7$14.5M+2.3%#207 of 479
7Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT41121.0$8.6M+2.0%#330 of 479
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTNot scored30.6$15.4M+2.2%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNot scored30.8$13.3M+3.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 80 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.3B a year, or $902 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16.2M 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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Connecticut 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 $16.2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Connecticut would have about 94, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,378 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 7 scored counties in Connecticut, the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region scores highest, at 76 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 59 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #18 of 50 scored states.

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