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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Onondaga County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Onondaga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #398 of 479 scored counties
#12 of 13 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 14
- 14 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $149.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 466,584
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Onondaga County is 31 (lower middle), #398 of 479 scored counties and #12 of 13 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Onondaga County spend about $149.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $754 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Onondaga County has 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Onondaga County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 13,184 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show Onondaga County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Onondaga 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 | Onondaga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $23.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,184 | 30,333 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $754 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,945 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Onondaga 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 Onondaga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 466,584−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 197,760
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 605
- Median household income
- $76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,088
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 255,873
- Daytime population
- 512,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in New York, with Onondaga County marked.
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 |
| 12Onondaga County, NY | 31 | 14 | 0.7 | $10.7M | −1.9% | #398 of 479 |
Other business types in Onondaga 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 care31
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube31
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies20
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 Onondaga County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 oil change and quick-lube shops in Onondaga County. 14 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Onondaga County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $149.2M a year, or $754 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onondaga County, NY compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Onondaga County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.7M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Onondaga County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,184 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% 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. Onondaga County scores 31 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #398 of 479 scored counties.
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