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Oil change and quick-lube shops in New Jersey

Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
136
86 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
127
+1.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
0.4
43% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$22.3M
62% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#8 of 50
Market score 68 · Upper middle

A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 136 oil change and quick-lube shops in New Jersey. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $865 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 136 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $22.3M per shop, 62% 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 127 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in New Jersey in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 27,620 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in New Jersey.

Among 50 states, New Jersey ranks #8 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest (76). Among 12 scored counties, Burlington County scores highest (79).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, 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

Metro areas reaching New Jersey, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ76100.3$31M+3.0%#20 of 290
1Trenton-Princeton, NJ7150.3$24.5M+3.3%#39 of 290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD66850.3$23.9M+1.4%#61 of 290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ651610.2$30M+0.6%#64 of 290
2Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ6560.4$21.8M+0.8%#65 of 290
Vineland, NJNot scored10.2$47M+2.2%

Counties

Counties in New Jersey, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burlington County, NJ7980.5$21.8M+4.3%#13 of 479
2Somerset County, NJ7860.5$22.4M+3.5%#17 of 479
3Ocean County, NJ7790.4$24.5M+5.6%#21 of 479
4Bergen County, NJ74100.3$32.1M+2.4%#35 of 479
5Gloucester County, NJ7360.5$18.8M+3.3%#42 of 479
6Mercer County, NJ7150.3$24.5M+3.3%#53 of 479
7Morris County, NJ71110.6$18M+3.2%#62 of 479
8Monmouth County, NJ70130.5$19.3M+1.4%#69 of 479
9Union County, NJ6880.4$22.4M+5.0%#85 of 479
10Middlesex County, NJ67160.5$17.6M+2.6%#93 of 479
11Passaic County, NJ5990.5$16.1M+1.6%#160 of 479
12Camden County, NJ54150.7$11.2M+2.4%#218 of 479
Essex County, NJNot scored40.1$53.6M+4.2%
Hudson County, NJNot scored40.1$37.2M+1.8%
Atlantic County, NJNot scored40.4$22.6M+1.6%
Cumberland County, NJNot scored10.2$47M+2.2%
Sussex County, NJNot scored20.3$31M+2.9%
Hunterdon County, NJNot scored00.0n/a+2.3%
Warren County, NJNot scored30.7$15M+3.2%
Cape May County, NJNot scored20.4$20.1M−1.7%
Salem County, NJNot scored00.0n/a+2.3%

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 Jersey?

New Jersey has 136 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 86 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019.

How much do households in New Jersey spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3B a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $22.3M 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 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

New Jersey has 0.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $22.3M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, New Jersey would have about 221, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,620 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 12 scored counties in New Jersey, Burlington County scores highest, at 79 (high). 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 Jersey scores 68 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #8 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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