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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Washoe County, NV

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Washoe County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #64 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
15
14 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$219.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,102 a household
Spending per listing
$14.6M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
509,386
+4.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 oil change and quick-lube shops in Washoe County. Chain locations make up 93% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in Washoe County spend about $219.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,102 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $14.6M per shop, 7% 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.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Washoe County in 2023. That is one for every 16,608 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Washoe County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washoe County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Washoe County is 71 (upper middle), #64 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washoe County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Washoe County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureWashoe CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.60.7
Spending per listing$14.6M$17.9M$13.7M
Households per official establishment16,60816,93814,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,102$1,012$958
Median household income$88,096$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score7166

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 12
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1514 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Washoe 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 Washoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
509,386+4.4% since 2020
Households
199,296
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,937
Median home value
$539,900
Jobs located here
242,902
Daytime population
492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Nevada

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

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, NV71440.5$18.9M+5.8%#58 of 479
2Washoe County, NV71150.8$14.6M+4.4%#64 of 479
3Carson City, NV2852.1$5.1M−0.2%#417 of 479

Other business types in Washoe 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 Washoe County, NV?

There are 15 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Washoe County as of September 2026. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $219.5M a year, or $1,102 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $14.6M 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 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washoe County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $14.6M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Washoe County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,608 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Washoe County scores 71 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #64 of 479 scored counties.

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