Market rankings · Delaware
Oil change and quick-lube shops in Delaware
Markets across Delaware ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 16
- 14 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $362.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $22.7M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #3 of 50
- Market score 76 · High
A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 oil change and quick-lube shops in Delaware. 14 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in Delaware spend about $362.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $902 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $22.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% 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.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Delaware in 2023. That is one for every 25,127 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Among 50 states, Delaware ranks #3 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 76 (high). The one scored metro area in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, scores 66. New Castle County is the only scored county, at 71.
Every market in Delaware for oil change and quick-lube shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 66 | 85 | 0.3 | $23.9M | +1.4% | #61 of 290 |
| Dover, DE | Not scored | 4 | 0.6 | $16.2M | +6.8% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford, DE | Not scored | 4 | 0.4 | $25.3M | +16.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Castle County, DE | 71 | 8 | 0.4 | $24.5M | +3.0% | #52 of 479 |
| Sussex County, DE | Not scored | 4 | 0.4 | $25.3M | +16.1% | |
| Kent County, DE | Not scored | 4 | 0.6 | $16.2M | +6.8% |
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 Delaware?
There are 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 14 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Delaware spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $362.5M 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 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $22.7M 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Delaware has 0.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $22.7M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Delaware would have about 26, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,127 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Delaware is the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, at 66 (upper middle). The one scored county in Delaware is New Castle County, at 71 (upper middle). 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. Delaware scores 76 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #3 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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