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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Wichita, KS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Wichita, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #48 of 290 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Kansas

Listings
22
19 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$283.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,113 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
663,809
+2.4% 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 22 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Wichita metro area. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 86%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $1,113 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in the Wichita metro area spend about $283.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $12.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Wichita metro area in 2023. That is one for every 31,847 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $485K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Wichita metro area.

Population estimates show the Wichita metro area grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, the Wichita metro area has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #48 of 290 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Wichita metro area compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Wichita, KS metro area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureWichita metro areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.70.7
Spending per listing$12.9M$16.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment31,84718,34514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,113$1,140$958
Median household income$70,655$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score7064

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2219 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$485K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Wichita 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 Wichita metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
663,809+2.4% since 2020
Households
254,776
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
4,148 sq. mi.
People per square mile
157
Median household income
$70,655+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,221
Median home value
$201,200
Jobs located here
300,232
Daytime population
657,026Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Kansas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Wichita metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kansas

Metro areas in Kansas ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Topeka, KS7360.6$17.7M+0.1%#33 of 290
2Wichita, KS70220.9$12.9M+2.4%#48 of 290
Kansas City, MO-KS65640.7$15.3M+3.4%#66 of 290
Joplin, MO-KS37101.3$8.6M+3.9%#215 of 290

Other business types in the Wichita metro area

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 the Wichita, KS metro area?

There are 22 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Wichita metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in the Wichita, KS metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $283.5M a year, or $1,113 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.9M 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 254,776 households in the Wichita metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Wichita, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Wichita 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. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Wichita metro area would have about 21, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 31,847 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Wichita, KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Wichita metro area at 663,809 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 254,776 households. The median household income in the Wichita metro area is $70,655 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The Wichita metro area scores 70 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #48 of 290 scored metro areas.

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