Market rankings · New Hampshire
Oil change and quick-lube shops in New Hampshire
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 42
- 34 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +18.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $541.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $12.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #37 of 50
- Market score 41 · Lower middle
A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
New Hampshire has 42 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in New Hampshire spend about $541.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $974 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 42 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $12.9M per shop, 6% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in New Hampshire in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. That is one for every 12,083 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years.
Among 50 states, New Hampshire ranks #37 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest (59). Among 2 scored counties, Hillsborough County scores highest (60).
Every market in New Hampshire for oil change and quick-lube shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Manchester-Nashua, NH | 59 | 10 | 0.6 | $16.2M | +2.5% | #97 of 290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 55 | 91 | 0.5 | $17.9M | +2.3% | #125 of 290 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | Not scored | 2 | 0.2 | $41.5M | +1.5% | |
| Concord, NH | Not scored | 4 | 0.7 | $15.3M | +2.6% | |
| Keene, NH | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $9.6M | +2.3% | |
| Laconia, NH | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $12.7M | +2.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillsborough County, NH | 60 | 10 | 0.6 | $16.2M | +2.5% | #151 of 479 |
| 2Rockingham County, NH | 40 | 14 | 1.1 | $9.5M | +3.0% | #338 of 479 |
| Merrimack County, NH | Not scored | 4 | 0.7 | $15.3M | +2.6% | |
| Strafford County, NH | Not scored | 4 | 0.8 | $12.2M | +3.0% | |
| Grafton County, NH | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $33.2M | +2.2% | |
| Cheshire County, NH | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $9.6M | +2.3% | |
| Belknap County, NH | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $12.7M | +2.1% | |
| Carroll County, NH | Not scored | 2 | 0.9 | $10.5M | +5.0% | |
| Sullivan County, NH | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $15.4M | +2.1% | |
| Coos County, NH | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $11.2M | +0.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in New Hampshire?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 oil change and quick-lube shops in New Hampshire. 34 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019.
How much do households in New Hampshire spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $541.1M a year, or $974 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.9M 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
New Hampshire 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 $12.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 39, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,083 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 2 scored counties in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Hampshire scores 41 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #37 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Hampshire. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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