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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Escambia County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Escambia County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #281 of 479 scored counties
#26 of 31 scored counties in Florida

Listings
11
10 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$106M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
333,834
+3.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 oil change and quick-lube shops in Escambia County. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $821 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Escambia County spend about $106M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $9.6M per shop, 30% below 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Escambia County in 2023. That is one for every 21,505 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Escambia County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Escambia County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Escambia County is 47 (lower middle), #281 of 479 scored counties and #26 of 31 scored counties in Florida.

How Escambia 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Escambia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureEscambia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.60.7
Spending per listing$9.6M$13.7M$13.7M
Households per official establishment21,50516,70414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$821$835$958
Median household income$67,500$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4754

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1110 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
3
Amount
$3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Escambia 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 Escambia County

Population, 2025 estimate
333,834+3.5% since 2020
Households
129,027
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,802
Median home value
$257,200
Jobs located here
160,136
Daytime population
352,063Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Escambia County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Osceola County, FL8050.4$25.9M+23.2%#6 of 479
2St. Johns County, FL7950.4$22.6M+25.0%#11 of 479
3St. Lucie County, FL7850.4$23.5M+21.4%#16 of 479
4Collier County, FL7470.4$20M+10.6%#38 of 479
5Sarasota County, FL70110.5$16.1M+10.0%#73 of 479
6Polk County, FL69140.5$17.2M+19.8%#79 of 479
7Palm Beach County, FL68230.4$21.8M+5.5%#86 of 479
8Lee County, FL67200.6$13.5M+14.4%#96 of 479
9Santa Rosa County, FL6671.0$10.6M+11.7%#108 of 479
10Lake County, FL65100.6$14.3M+18.1%#112 of 479
26Escambia County, FL47110.9$9.6M+3.5%#281 of 479

Other business types in Escambia County

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 Escambia County, FL?

There are 11 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Escambia County as of September 2026. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Escambia County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $106M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Escambia County, FL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Escambia County has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.6M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Escambia County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,505 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Escambia County scores 47 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #281 of 479 scored counties.

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