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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Polk County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Polk County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #79 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 31 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 14
- 12 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $240.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.2M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 oil change and quick-lube shops in Polk County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $832 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $240.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $17.2M per shop, 25% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Polk County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 18,089 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $7.6M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Polk County.
Population estimates show Polk County grew 19.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #79 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 31 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $17.2M | $13.7M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,089 | 16,704 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $832 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $7.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Polk County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Polk 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 care55
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube69
- Gas stations70
- Insurance agencies69
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 Polk County, FL?
Polk County has 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (86%) 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 Polk County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $240.8M a year, or $832 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $17.2M 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 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Polk 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 $17.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Polk County would have about 18, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,089 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 69 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #79 of 479 scored counties.
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