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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compares with other metro areas 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #27 of 290 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 17
- 15 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $339.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 978,179
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
For oil change and quick-lube shops, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #27 of 290 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for oil change and quick-lube shops.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area comes to about $339.5M a year: $956 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $20M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There are 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area as of September 2026. 15 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area in 2023. That is one for every 20,883 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $20M | $16.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,883 | 19,378 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $956 | $902 | $958 |
| Median household income | $114,565 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area, 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 the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 978,179+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 355,012
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $114,565
- Average household income
- $189,223
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 399,663
- Daytime population
- 939,733Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 76 | 5 | 0.3 | $31.8M | +3.2% | #19 of 290 |
| 2Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 75 | 17 | 0.5 | $20M | +3.7% | #27 of 290 |
| 3New Haven, CT | 61 | 10 | 0.4 | $19.3M | +2.5% | #86 of 290 |
| 4Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 54 | 30 | 0.6 | $13.8M | +3.0% | #131 of 290 |
| 5Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 37 | 12 | 1.0 | $8.6M | +2.0% | #216 of 290 |
Other business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
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 care70
- Auto repair shops66
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube75
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies39
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 the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. 15 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $339.5M a year, or $956 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $20M 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 355,012 households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $20M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area would have about 25, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,883 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area at 978,179 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,012 households. Median household income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is $114,565, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 75 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #27 of 290 scored metro areas.
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