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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Washington County, MD
How Washington County, MD compares with other counties 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 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 2 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $27.6M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 157,731
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Washington County. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.
Households in Washington County spend about $55.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $923 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $27.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 14,955 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $27.6M | $21.5M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,955 | 21,098 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $923 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,747 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,731+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 59,818
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 340
- Median household income
- $77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,335
- Median home value
- $296,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,246
- Daytime population
- 152,730Residents 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 |
| Washington County, MD | Not scored | 2 | 0.3 | $27.6M | +2.0% |
Other business types in Washington 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 care31
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies68
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 Washington County, MD?
There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 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 Washington County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $55.2M a year, or $923 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $27.6M 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 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MD compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Washington County has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Washington County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,955 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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