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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #51 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 6 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 12
- 11 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $352.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $29.4M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Montgomery County comes to about $352.7M a year: $906 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $29.4M per shop, 2.1 times 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 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 92%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.3, 57% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 27,801 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Montgomery County.
Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County is 71 (upper middle), #51 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 6 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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.
| Measure | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $29.4M | $21.5M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 27,801 | 21,098 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $906 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 71 | 12 | 0.3 | $29.4M | +1.3% | #51 of 479 |
| 2Harford County, MD | 68 | 5 | 0.5 | $20.6M | +2.0% | #87 of 479 |
| 3Howard County, MD | 68 | 7 | 0.6 | $18M | +1.9% | #88 of 479 |
| 4Prince George’s County, MD | 61 | 17 | 0.5 | $18M | +0.5% | #145 of 479 |
| 5Anne Arundel County, MD | 60 | 16 | 0.7 | $14.4M | +1.7% | #154 of 479 |
| 6Baltimore County, MD | 58 | 15 | 0.5 | $18.9M | −0.7% | #173 of 479 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 care65
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops73
- Oil change and quick lube71
- Gas stations72
- Insurance agencies55
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 Montgomery County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County. 11 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $352.7M a year, or $906 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $29.4M 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Montgomery County has 0.3 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $29.4M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 26, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,801 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 71 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #51 of 479 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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