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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Baltimore County, MD

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #173 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 6 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
15
14 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$283.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $851 a household
Spending per listing
$18.9M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
847,650
−0.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 oil change and quick-lube shops in Baltimore County. Chain locations make up 93% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in Baltimore County spend about $283.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $851 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $18.9M per shop, 37% 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 Baltimore County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 22,187 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Baltimore County.

Population estimates put the population change in Baltimore County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For oil change and quick-lube shops, Baltimore County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #173 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 6 scored counties in Maryland.

How Baltimore County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Baltimore County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureBaltimore CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.40.7
Spending per listing$18.9M$21.5M$13.7M
Households per official establishment22,18721,09814,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$851$908$958
Median household income$91,768$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score5862

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 15
Employees, 2023
161
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1514 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
$100K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
847,650−0.7% since 2020
Households
332,801
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,422
Median household income
$91,768+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,863
Median home value
$349,300
Jobs located here
385,518
Daytime population
833,745Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Maryland

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

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Montgomery County, MD71120.3$29.4M+1.3%#51 of 479
2Harford County, MD6850.5$20.6M+2.0%#87 of 479
3Howard County, MD6870.6$18M+1.9%#88 of 479
4Prince George’s County, MD61170.5$18M+0.5%#145 of 479
5Anne Arundel County, MD60160.7$14.4M+1.7%#154 of 479
6Baltimore County, MD58150.5$18.9M−0.7%#173 of 479

Other business types in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County, MD?

Baltimore County has 15 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Baltimore County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $283.3M a year, or $851 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $18.9M 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 332,801 households in Baltimore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Baltimore 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 $18.9M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Baltimore County would have about 21, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,187 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Baltimore County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Baltimore County at 847,650 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 332,801 households. The median household income in Baltimore County is $91,768 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Baltimore County scores 58 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #173 of 479 scored counties.

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