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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Hillsborough County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Hillsborough County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 2 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 10
- 10 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $162.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.2M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $963 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Hillsborough County spend about $162.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $16.2M per shop, 18% 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.
Hillsborough County has 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Hillsborough County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 14,062 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hillsborough County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hillsborough County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #151 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 2 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Hillsborough County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Hillsborough County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $16.2M | $12.9M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,062 | 12,083 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $963 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Hillsborough County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| 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 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 care38
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube60
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies49
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 Hillsborough County, NH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 oil change and quick-lube shops in Hillsborough County. 10 of them (100%) 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 Hillsborough County, NH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $162.4M a year, or $963 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16.2M 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 168,740 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, NH compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Hillsborough County has 0.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $16.2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,062 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in Hillsborough County is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hillsborough County scores 60 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #151 of 479 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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