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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Plymouth County, MA
How Plymouth County, MA 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 · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 7
- 6 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $202.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $28.9M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,829
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Plymouth County spend about $202.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $996 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $28.9M 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.
Plymouth County has 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Plymouth County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 12,696 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Plymouth County.
Population estimates show Plymouth County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Plymouth County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #83 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Plymouth 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 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $28.9M | $19.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,696 | 15,646 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $996 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $114,201 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 76 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,829+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,141
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 813
- Median household income
- $114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,137
- Median home value
- $556,000
- Jobs located here
- 195,609
- Daytime population
- 454,742Residents 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 care49
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops76
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations62
- 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 Plymouth County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in Plymouth County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $202.4M a year, or $996 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $28.9M 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 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plymouth County, MA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Plymouth 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 $28.9M, 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, Plymouth County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,696 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 68 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #83 of 479 scored counties.
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