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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #131 of 290 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 30
- 22 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $413.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,171,426
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area. 22 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area spend about $413.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $889 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.8M per shop, in line with 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 the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area was 29 in 2023. That is one for every 16,041 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $339K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area is 54 (upper middle), #131 of 290 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13.8M | $16.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,041 | 19,378 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $889 | $902 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,118 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29
- Employees, 2023
- 270
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3022 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $339K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,171,426+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 465,181
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 794
- Median household income
- $95,118
- Average household income
- $127,867
- Median home value
- $333,500
- Jobs located here
- 597,826
- Daytime population
- 1,193,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 care59
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube54
- Gas stations42
- Insurance agencies33
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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area?
There are 30 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area as of September 2026. 22 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $413.4M a year, or $889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 465,181 households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area 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 $13.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,041 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area at 1,171,426 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,181 households. The median household income in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area is $95,118 a year, 18% 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores 54 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #131 of 290 scored metro areas.
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