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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Massachusetts

Markets across Massachusetts ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
121
91 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
178
+19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.3B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
0.4
43% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$19.3M
41% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#26 of 50
Market score 51 · Upper middle

A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Massachusetts by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 121 oil change and quick-lube shops in Massachusetts. 91 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Massachusetts comes to about $2.3B a year: $841 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $19.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 178 businesses with payroll in Massachusetts classed as oil change and lubrication shops, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 15,646 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Massachusetts.

Among 50 states, Massachusetts ranks #26 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Worcester metro area scores highest (67). Among 8 scored counties, Plymouth County scores highest (68).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Massachusetts, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Massachusetts, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Worcester, MA67140.4$21.8M+3.7%#57 of 290
2Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH55910.5$17.9M+2.3%#125 of 290
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA54440.7$13.2M+2.1%#132 of 290
3Springfield, MA4690.5$16.1M+0.2%#172 of 290
Barnstable Town, MANot scored30.3$33.1M+2.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MANot scored20.3$27M+10.4%
Pittsfield, MANot scored00.0n/a−1.2%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Massachusetts, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Greenfield, MANot scored10.3$26.9M−0.3%
Vineyard Haven, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Nantucket, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.6%

Counties

Counties in Massachusetts, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Plymouth County, MA6870.3$28.9M+3.5%#83 of 479
2Worcester County, MA66140.4$21.8M+3.7%#100 of 479
3Essex County, MA64130.4$21.1M+2.3%#117 of 479
4Suffolk County, MA6170.2$24.4M+0.1%#141 of 479
5Middlesex County, MA58330.5$16.6M+2.8%#174 of 479
6Norfolk County, MA57130.5$19.4M+2.2%#184 of 479
7Hampden County, MA4790.5$16.1M+0.2%#275 of 479
8Bristol County, MA45190.8$10.7M+2.9%#301 of 479
Barnstable County, MANot scored30.3$33.1M+2.4%
Hampshire County, MANot scored20.3$27M+10.4%
Berkshire County, MANot scored00.0n/a−1.2%
Franklin County, MANot scored10.3$26.9M−0.3%
Dukes County, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Nantucket County, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.6%

Markets with fewer than 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Massachusetts?

There are 121 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Massachusetts as of September 2026. 91 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Massachusetts spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.3B a year, or $841 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $19.3M 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 2,785,042 households in Massachusetts and national spending patterns by income.

How does Massachusetts compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Massachusetts has 0.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $19.3M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Massachusetts would have about 170, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,646 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Massachusetts has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Worcester metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 8 scored counties in Massachusetts, Plymouth County scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Massachusetts scores 51 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #26 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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