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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Columbus, IN metro area
How the Columbus, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 3 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,729
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Columbus metro area spend about $38.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,162 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $12.9M per shop, 6% below 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 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Columbus metro area as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Columbus metro area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 8,340 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Columbus metro area grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Columbus metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Columbus metro area compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Columbus metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $12.9M | $12.9M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,340 | 12,516 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,162 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,901 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $795K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 the Columbus metro area, 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 the Columbus metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,729+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,359
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,124
- Median home value
- $232,800
- Jobs located here
- 52,041
- Daytime population
- 94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Columbus metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 71 | 6 | 0.5 | $21.5M | +0.1% | #42 of 290 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 61 | 71 | 0.8 | $13.4M | +2.7% | #89 of 290 |
| 2Fort Wayne, IN | 59 | 16 | 0.9 | $11.9M | +3.9% | #100 of 290 |
| 3Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 58 | 77 | 0.9 | $11.7M | +5.4% | #108 of 290 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 56 | 5 | 0.6 | $18.5M | +2.1% | #116 of 290 |
| 5Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 54 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.8M | +0.9% | #136 of 290 |
| 6Evansville, IN | 54 | 11 | 1.0 | $10.8M | +1.6% | #137 of 290 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 49 | 269 | 0.7 | $13M | 0.0% | #156 of 290 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 38 | 51 | 0.9 | $10.1M | +2.9% | #209 of 290 |
| 7Kokomo, IN | 20 | 7 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +0.4% | #274 of 290 |
| Columbus, IN | Not scored | 3 | 0.9 | $12.9M | +4.3% |
Other business types in the Columbus metro area
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 care75
- Auto repair shops79
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops81
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies33
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 the Columbus, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Columbus metro area. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Columbus, IN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.8M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.9M 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 33,359 households in the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Columbus metro area 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 $12.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,340 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus metro area at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in the Columbus metro area is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. The Columbus metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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