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

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Rensselaer 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 4.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$55.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $827 a household
Spending per listing
$13.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,510
−0.2% 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

At $827 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Rensselaer County spend about $55.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $13.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

There are 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Rensselaer County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Rensselaer County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 16,672 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Rensselaer County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Rensselaer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureRensselaer CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.30.7
Spending per listing$13.8M$23.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment16,67230,33314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$827$642$958
Median household income$87,915$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,510−0.2% since 2020
Households
66,686
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
653 sq. mi.
People per square mile
246
Median household income
$87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,086
Median home value
$258,400
Jobs located here
52,657
Daytime population
135,820Residents 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 Rensselaer 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
Rensselaer County, NYNot scored40.6$13.8M−0.2%

Other business types in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in Rensselaer County. 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 Rensselaer County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $55.1M a year, or $827 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rensselaer County has 0.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $13.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,672 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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