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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Santa Fe County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Santa Fe County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #308 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$74.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$10.7M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,907
+1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in Santa Fe County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Santa Fe County comes to about $74.7M a year: $1,056 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $10.7M per shop, 22% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Santa Fe County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 10,110 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Santa Fe County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Santa Fe County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #308 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSanta Fe CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.90.7
Spending per listing$10.7M$11.7M$13.7M
Households per official establishment10,1109,20214,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,056$1,033$958
Median household income$79,071$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4427

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
75
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County

Population, 2025 estimate
156,907+1.2% since 2020
Households
70,767
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,910 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$79,071+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,955
Median home value
$446,300
Jobs located here
64,012
Daytime population
157,387Residents 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 Santa Fe 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

Other business types in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County, NM?

There are 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Santa Fe County as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) 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 Santa Fe County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $74.7M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 70,767 households in Santa Fe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Santa Fe County has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.7M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Santa Fe County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,110 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Santa Fe County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Santa Fe County at 156,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,767 households. The median household income in Santa Fe County is $79,071 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Santa Fe County scores 44 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #308 of 479 scored counties.

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