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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $46.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.4M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region spend about $46.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $966 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 3 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $15.4M per shop, 12% 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.
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Northwest Hills Planning Region grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Northwest Hills Planning Region isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region 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 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $15.4M | $16.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 19,378 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $966 | $902 | $958 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 59 |
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
- 32 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 76 | 5 | 0.3 | $31.8M | +3.2% | #25 of 479 |
| 2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 76 | 9 | 0.4 | $26M | +3.5% | #26 of 479 |
| 3Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 63 | 8 | 0.7 | $13.2M | +4.1% | #128 of 479 |
| 4South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 61 | 10 | 0.4 | $19.3M | +2.5% | #144 of 479 |
| 5Capitol Planning Region, CT | 57 | 25 | 0.6 | $13.6M | +3.1% | #188 of 479 |
| 6Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 55 | 5 | 0.7 | $14.5M | +2.3% | #207 of 479 |
| 7Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 41 | 12 | 1.0 | $8.6M | +2.0% | #330 of 479 |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $15.4M | +2.2% |
Other business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
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 care63
- Auto repair shops61
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops79
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies57
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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.2M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $15.4M 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 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region 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 $15.4M, 12% above 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.
How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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