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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Los Alamos County, NM

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Los Alamos County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,210 a household
Spending per listing
$10M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,407
0.0% since 2020

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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

Households in Los Alamos County spend about $10M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,210 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $10M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

There is 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings in Los Alamos County as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Los Alamos County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Los Alamos County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Los Alamos County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Los Alamos County 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Los Alamos County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLos Alamos CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.90.7
Spending per listing$10M$11.7M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,20214,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,210$1,033$958
Median household income$147,139$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,4070.0% since 2020
Households
8,247
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
178
Median household income
$147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,885
Median home value
$495,800
Jobs located here
20,699
Daytime population
29,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Los Alamos County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Doña Ana County, NM5960.7$14.3M+4.1%#163 of 479
2Santa Fe County, NM4471.0$10.7M+1.2%#308 of 479
3Bernalillo County, NM31281.0$9.9M−1.4%#400 of 479
4Lea County, NM2952.0$5.5M+0.2%#413 of 479
5San Juan County, NM2561.4$7.4M−0.9%#429 of 479
6Eddy County, NM2352.1$5.2M+0.3%#437 of 479
Los Alamos County, NMNot scored11.2$10M0.0%

Other business types in Los Alamos County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Los Alamos County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Los Alamos County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Los Alamos County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Los Alamos County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10M a year, or $1,210 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $10M 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 8,247 households in Los Alamos County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Los Alamos County, NM compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Los Alamos County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending.

How fast is Los Alamos County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Los Alamos County at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. Median household income in Los Alamos County is $147,139, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Los Alamos County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Los Alamos County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Los Alamos County

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