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

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

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
$20.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $804 a household
Spending per listing
$20.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
59,219
−1.4% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Herkimer County comes to about $20.7M a year: $804 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $20.7M per shop. 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 Herkimer County as of September 2026. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Herkimer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Herkimer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Herkimer 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 Herkimer County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureHerkimer CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.30.7
Spending per listing$20.7M$23.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a30,33314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$804$642$958
Median household income$68,515$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

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
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 Herkimer 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 Herkimer County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,219−1.4% since 2020
Households
25,741
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,546
Median home value
$147,700
Jobs located here
15,576
Daytime population
47,951Residents 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 Herkimer 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
Herkimer County, NYNot scored10.4$20.7M−1.4%

Other business types in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County, NY?

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

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

About $20.7M a year, or $804 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $20.7M 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 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Herkimer 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 U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer 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 Herkimer County

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