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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Norfolk County, MA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #184 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
13
10 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$251.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $889 a household
Spending per listing
$19.4M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
739,749
+2.2% 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

Households in Norfolk County spend about $251.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $889 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $19.4M per shop, 41% 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.

There are 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Norfolk County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Norfolk County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 12,880 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Norfolk County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Norfolk County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #184 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Norfolk 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Norfolk County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureNorfolk CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.40.7
Spending per listing$19.4M$19.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment12,88015,64614,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.5%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$889$841$958
Median household income$130,739$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 22
Employees, 2023
158
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk County

Population, 2025 estimate
739,749+2.2% since 2020
Households
283,368
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,843
Median household income
$130,739+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$183,022
Median home value
$683,900
Jobs located here
369,055
Daytime population
712,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

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

Other business types in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, MA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 oil change and quick-lube shops in Norfolk County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Norfolk County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $251.9M a year, or $889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $19.4M 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 283,368 households in Norfolk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Norfolk 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 $19.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Norfolk County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,880 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Norfolk County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Norfolk County at 739,749 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 283,368 households. Median household income in Norfolk County is $130,739, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Norfolk County scores 57 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #184 of 479 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Norfolk County

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