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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Farmington, NM metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Farmington, NM metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #267 of 290 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,340
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Farmington metro area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #267 of 290 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Farmington metro area comes to about $44.4M a year: $1,063 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 46% 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.
The Farmington metro area has 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Farmington metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,962 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Farmington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Farmington metro area compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Farmington metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $11.7M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,962 | 9,202 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,063 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,872 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 the Farmington metro area, 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 the Farmington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,340−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,732
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,826
- Median home value
- $193,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,264
- Daytime population
- 119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Farmington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Las Cruces, NM | 59 | 6 | 0.7 | $14.3M | +4.1% | #99 of 290 |
| 2Santa Fe, NM | 43 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.7M | +1.2% | #185 of 290 |
| 3Albuquerque, NM | 40 | 35 | 0.9 | $10.9M | +0.8% | #202 of 290 |
| 4Farmington, NM | 23 | 6 | 1.4 | $7.4M | −0.9% | #267 of 290 |
Other business types in the Farmington metro area
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 care23
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube23
- Gas stations16
- Insurance agencies45
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 the Farmington, NM metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Farmington metro area. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Farmington, NM metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $44.4M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 41,732 households in the Farmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Farmington, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Farmington metro area has 1.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $7.4M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Farmington metro area would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,962 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Farmington, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Farmington metro area at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. Median household income in the Farmington metro area is $55,872, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.6%, 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. The Farmington metro area scores 23 for oil change and quick-lube shops (low), #267 of 290 scored metro areas.
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