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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Albany County, NY
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Albany County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #251 of 479 scored counties
#11 of 13 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $102.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Albany County spend about $102.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $763 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $17.1M per shop, 25% 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.
Albany County has 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 83%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Albany County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 13,470 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #251 of 479 scored counties and #11 of 13 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $17.1M | $23.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,470 | 30,333 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $763 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suffolk County, NY | 79 | 17 | 0.3 | $31.4M | +1.6% | #10 of 479 |
| 2Nassau County, NY | 73 | 13 | 0.3 | $35.8M | +0.6% | #39 of 479 |
| 3Orange County, NY | 70 | 6 | 0.4 | $21M | +4.2% | #68 of 479 |
| 4Westchester County, NY | 64 | 10 | 0.3 | $30.2M | +1.4% | #116 of 479 |
| 5Queens County, NY | 62 | 9 | 0.1 | $43.9M | −1.1% | #133 of 479 |
| 6Kings County, NY | 61 | 6 | 0.1 | $50.2M | −2.5% | #138 of 479 |
| 7Bronx County, NY | 58 | 6 | 0.1 | $24.1M | −3.8% | #172 of 479 |
| 8Erie County, NY | 53 | 19 | 0.5 | $16.2M | −0.6% | #222 of 479 |
| 9Monroe County, NY | 52 | 15 | 0.5 | $16.2M | −1.0% | #236 of 479 |
| 10Niagara County, NY | 51 | 5 | 0.5 | $14.6M | −1.5% | #245 of 479 |
| 11Albany County, NY | 50 | 6 | 0.4 | $17.1M | +2.2% | #251 of 479 |
Other business types in Albany 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 care44
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube50
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies26
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 Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in Albany County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $102.8M a year, or $763 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $17.1M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Albany County 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 $17.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Albany County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,470 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 50 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #251 of 479 scored counties.
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