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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Essex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Essex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #117 of 479 scored counties
#3 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 13
- 9 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $274.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.1M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Essex County comes to about $274.7M a year: $877 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $21.1M per shop, 54% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Essex County has 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 69%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Essex County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 17,397 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $35K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Essex County.
Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Essex County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #117 of 479 scored counties and #3 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $21.1M | $19.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,397 | 15,646 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $877 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 109
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $35K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Plymouth County, MA | 68 | 7 | 0.3 | $28.9M | +3.5% | #83 of 479 |
| 2Worcester County, MA | 66 | 14 | 0.4 | $21.8M | +3.7% | #100 of 479 |
| 3Essex County, MA | 64 | 13 | 0.4 | $21.1M | +2.3% | #117 of 479 |
| 4Suffolk County, MA | 61 | 7 | 0.2 | $24.4M | +0.1% | #141 of 479 |
| 5Middlesex County, MA | 58 | 33 | 0.5 | $16.6M | +2.8% | #174 of 479 |
| 6Norfolk County, MA | 57 | 13 | 0.5 | $19.4M | +2.2% | #184 of 479 |
| 7Hampden County, MA | 47 | 9 | 0.5 | $16.1M | +0.2% | #275 of 479 |
| 8Bristol County, MA | 45 | 19 | 0.8 | $10.7M | +2.9% | #301 of 479 |
Other business types in Essex 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 care48
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube64
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies48
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 Essex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 oil change and quick-lube shops in Essex County. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $274.7M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $21.1M 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Essex County 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 $21.1M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Essex County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,397 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 64 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #117 of 479 scored counties.
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