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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Middlesex County, NJ
How Middlesex County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 479 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 16
- 13 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $281.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.6M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 883,335
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Middlesex County comes to about $281.5M a year: $915 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $17.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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.
There are 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. 13 of them (81%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Middlesex County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 25,649 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Middlesex County is 67 (upper middle), #93 of 479 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Middlesex County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Middlesex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $17.6M | $22.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 25,649 | 27,620 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $915 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $111,549 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 883,335+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 307,782
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,817
- Median household income
- $111,549+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,057
- Median home value
- $462,900
- Jobs located here
- 459,830
- Daytime population
- 901,798Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burlington County, NJ | 79 | 8 | 0.5 | $21.8M | +4.3% | #13 of 479 |
| 2Somerset County, NJ | 78 | 6 | 0.5 | $22.4M | +3.5% | #17 of 479 |
| 3Ocean County, NJ | 77 | 9 | 0.4 | $24.5M | +5.6% | #21 of 479 |
| 4Bergen County, NJ | 74 | 10 | 0.3 | $32.1M | +2.4% | #35 of 479 |
| 5Gloucester County, NJ | 73 | 6 | 0.5 | $18.8M | +3.3% | #42 of 479 |
| 6Mercer County, NJ | 71 | 5 | 0.3 | $24.5M | +3.3% | #53 of 479 |
| 7Morris County, NJ | 71 | 11 | 0.6 | $18M | +3.2% | #62 of 479 |
| 8Monmouth County, NJ | 70 | 13 | 0.5 | $19.3M | +1.4% | #69 of 479 |
| 9Union County, NJ | 68 | 8 | 0.4 | $22.4M | +5.0% | #85 of 479 |
| 10Middlesex County, NJ | 67 | 16 | 0.5 | $17.6M | +2.6% | #93 of 479 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 care56
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube67
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies58
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 Middlesex County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 oil change and quick-lube shops in Middlesex County. 13 of them (81%) 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 Middlesex County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $281.5M a year, or $915 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $17.6M 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 307,782 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Middlesex County has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $17.6M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,649 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 883,335 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 307,782 households. Median household income in Middlesex County is $111,549, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Middlesex County scores 67 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #93 of 479 scored counties.
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