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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #330 of 479 scored counties
#7 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$102.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $888 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
284,015
+2.0% 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

Households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $102.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $888 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $8.6M per shop, 38% below 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 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 16,538 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #330 of 479 scored counties and #7 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Southeastern Connecticut 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.60.7
Spending per listing$8.6M$16.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishment16,53819,37814,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$888$902$958
Median household income$86,586$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score4159

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
284,015+2.0% since 2020
Households
115,768
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
468
Median household income
$86,586
Average household income
$111,769
Median home value
$323,400
Jobs located here
118,380
Daytime population
270,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

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

Other business types in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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 the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $102.8M a year, or $888 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $8.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,538 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 7% 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 41 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #330 of 479 scored counties.

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