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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Lancaster County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #161 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 2 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
9
7 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$142.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,065 a household
Spending per listing
$15.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
334,049
+3.4% 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 Lancaster County spend about $142.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,065 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $15.9M per shop, 16% 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.

Lancaster County has 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 78%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Lancaster County in 2023. That is one for every 10,317 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lancaster County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Lancaster County is 59 (upper middle), #161 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 2 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Lancaster County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Lancaster County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureLancaster CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.50.7
Spending per listing$15.9M$23.5M$13.7M
Households per official establishment10,31715,34314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,065$1,146$958
Median household income$74,793$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5974

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
101
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
97 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County

Population, 2025 estimate
334,049+3.4% since 2020
Households
134,126
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
838 sq. mi.
People per square mile
390
Median household income
$74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,420
Median home value
$275,200
Jobs located here
180,543
Daytime population
346,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, NE72130.5$18.9M+3.6%#49 of 479
2Lancaster County, NE5990.7$15.9M+3.4%#161 of 479

Other business types in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 oil change and quick-lube shops in Lancaster County. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $142.8M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $15.9M 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 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lancaster County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $15.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,317 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 59 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #161 of 479 scored counties.

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