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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Cayuga County, NY

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Cayuga County, NY, 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
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $813 a household
Spending per listing
$25.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Cayuga County. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.

At $813 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Cayuga County spend about $25.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $25.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Cayuga County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 7,881 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Cayuga County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Cayuga County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cayuga 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Cayuga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCayuga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.30.30.7
Spending per listing$25.6M$23.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment7,88130,33314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$813$642$958
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$496K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Suffolk County, NY79170.3$31.4M+1.6%#10 of 479
2Nassau County, NY73130.3$35.8M+0.6%#39 of 479
3Orange County, NY7060.4$21M+4.2%#68 of 479
4Westchester County, NY64100.3$30.2M+1.4%#116 of 479
5Queens County, NY6290.1$43.9M−1.1%#133 of 479
6Kings County, NY6160.1$50.2M−2.5%#138 of 479
7Bronx County, NY5860.1$24.1M−3.8%#172 of 479
8Erie County, NY53190.5$16.2M−0.6%#222 of 479
9Monroe County, NY52150.5$16.2M−1.0%#236 of 479
10Niagara County, NY5150.5$14.6M−1.5%#245 of 479
Cayuga County, NYNot scored10.3$25.6M−2.3%

Other business types in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County, NY?

Cayuga County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $25.6M a year, or $813 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $25.6M 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 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Cayuga County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,881 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga 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?

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

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