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

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Steuben County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #473 of 479 scored counties
#13 of 13 scored counties in New York

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,855
−1.6% 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

Steuben County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #473 of 479 scored counties and #13 of 13 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in Steuben County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in Steuben County spend about $32M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $816 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 61% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Steuben County in 2023. That is one for every 6,537 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Steuben County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Steuben 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 Steuben County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSteuben CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.50.30.7
Spending per listing$5.3M$23.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment6,53730,33314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$816$642$958
Median household income$65,887$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score957

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
63 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 Steuben 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 Steuben County

Population, 2025 estimate
91,855−1.6% since 2020
Households
39,219
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$65,887+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,852
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
35,180
Daytime population
89,380Residents 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 Steuben 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
13Steuben County, NY961.5$5.3M−1.6%#473 of 479

Other business types in Steuben 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 Steuben County, NY?

There are 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Steuben County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

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

About $32M a year, or $816 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 39,219 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Steuben County has 1.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $5.3M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Steuben County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,537 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Steuben County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Steuben County at 91,855 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,219 households. The median household income in Steuben County is $65,887 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Steuben County scores 9 for oil change and quick-lube shops (very low), #473 of 479 scored counties.

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