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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Allen County, OH

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,881
−1.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in Allen County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Allen County comes to about $43.8M a year: $1,061 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $10.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Allen County in 2023. That is one for every 8,259 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Allen County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Allen County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Allen County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.80.7
Spending per listing$10.9M$13.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishment8,25915,89314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,061$1,033$958
Median household income$64,038$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
100,881−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,295
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,511
Median home value
$165,300
Jobs located here
49,401
Daytime population
105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairfield County, OH7950.8$14.7M+6.5%#15 of 479
2Warren County, OH7760.7$19.6M+5.7%#22 of 479
3Lorain County, OH7780.6$17.1M+3.1%#23 of 479
4Delaware County, OH7770.9$15M+12.5%#24 of 479
5Greene County, OH6860.9$12.9M+3.7%#92 of 479
6Butler County, OH6690.6$18.7M+2.4%#103 of 479
7Trumbull County, OH6150.6$16.8M−1.3%#146 of 479
8Clermont County, OH59101.2$10M+3.9%#169 of 479
9Franklin County, OH57390.7$13.6M+2.8%#189 of 479
10Medina County, OH5771.0$12.7M+1.3%#190 of 479
Allen County, OHNot scored41.0$10.9M−1.2%

Other business types in Allen 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 Allen County, OH?

Allen County has 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Allen County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $43.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 41,295 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allen County has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Allen County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,259 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. The median household income in Allen County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Allen 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.

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 Allen County

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