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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Palm Beach County, FL

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Palm Beach County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #86 of 479 scored counties
#7 of 31 scored counties in Florida

Listings
23
18 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
32
−3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$502.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $830 a household
Spending per listing
$21.8M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,575,726
+5.5% 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 23 oil change and quick-lube shops in Palm Beach County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 78%, 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 Palm Beach County spend about $502.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $830 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $21.8M per shop, 59% 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 32 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Palm Beach County in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 18,920 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Palm Beach County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Palm Beach County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Palm Beach County is 68 (upper middle), #86 of 479 scored counties and #7 of 31 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePalm Beach CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.60.7
Spending per listing$21.8M$13.7M$13.7M
Households per official establishment18,92016,70414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.0%+0.8%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$830$835$958
Median household income$83,581$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 32−3.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
253
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,575,726+5.5% since 2020
Households
605,430
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,964 sq. mi.
People per square mile
781
Median household income
$83,581+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,577
Median home value
$447,300
Jobs located here
678,049
Daytime population
1,576,309Residents 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 Palm Beach 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

Other business types in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County, FL?

There are 23 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Palm Beach County as of September 2026. 18 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.

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

About $502.4M a year, or $830 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $21.8M 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 605,430 households in Palm Beach County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Palm Beach County 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 $21.8M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Palm Beach County would have about 37, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,920 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Palm Beach County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Palm Beach County at 1,575,726 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 605,430 households. The median household income in Palm Beach County is $83,581 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Palm Beach County scores 68 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #86 of 479 scored counties.

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