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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Alachua County, FL
How Alachua County, FL compares with other counties 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #153 of 479 scored counties
#14 of 31 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $91.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.3M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 290,028
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $785 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Alachua County spend about $91.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $15.3M per shop, 11% 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 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Alachua County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 83%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Alachua County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 23,357 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alachua County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Alachua County is 60 (upper middle), #153 of 479 scored counties and #14 of 31 scored counties in Florida.
How Alachua County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $15.3M | $13.7M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,357 | 16,704 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $785 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,949 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $991K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Alachua County, 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 Alachua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 290,028+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 116,786
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $61,949+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,386
- Median home value
- $288,800
- Jobs located here
- 139,721
- Daytime population
- 316,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Osceola County, FL | 80 | 5 | 0.4 | $25.9M | +23.2% | #6 of 479 |
| 2St. Johns County, FL | 79 | 5 | 0.4 | $22.6M | +25.0% | #11 of 479 |
| 3St. Lucie County, FL | 78 | 5 | 0.4 | $23.5M | +21.4% | #16 of 479 |
| 4Collier County, FL | 74 | 7 | 0.4 | $20M | +10.6% | #38 of 479 |
| 5Sarasota County, FL | 70 | 11 | 0.5 | $16.1M | +10.0% | #73 of 479 |
| 6Polk County, FL | 69 | 14 | 0.5 | $17.2M | +19.8% | #79 of 479 |
| 7Palm Beach County, FL | 68 | 23 | 0.4 | $21.8M | +5.5% | #86 of 479 |
| 8Lee County, FL | 67 | 20 | 0.6 | $13.5M | +14.4% | #96 of 479 |
| 9Santa Rosa County, FL | 66 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.6M | +11.7% | #108 of 479 |
| 10Lake County, FL | 65 | 10 | 0.6 | $14.3M | +18.1% | #112 of 479 |
| 14Alachua County, FL | 60 | 6 | 0.5 | $15.3M | +3.7% | #153 of 479 |
Other business types in Alachua County
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 care52
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube60
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies63
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 Alachua County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in Alachua County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Alachua County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $91.7M a year, or $785 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $15.3M 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 116,786 households in Alachua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alachua County, FL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Alachua County 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 $15.3M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Alachua County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,357 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Alachua County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Alachua County at 290,028 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,786 households. Median household income in Alachua County is $61,949, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, before inflation.
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. Alachua County scores 60 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #153 of 479 scored counties.
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