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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Bellefontaine, OH area

The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Bellefontaine, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,118 a household
Spending per listing
$7.3M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,302
+0.4% 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 the Bellefontaine area comes to about $21.9M a year: $1,118 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 47% 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.

There are 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Bellefontaine area as of September 2026. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bellefontaine area grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Bellefontaine area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Bellefontaine area 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 Bellefontaine, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureBellefontaine areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.50.80.7
Spending per listing$7.3M$13.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,89314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,118$1,033$958
Median household income$71,551$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
32 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 the Bellefontaine area, 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 the Bellefontaine area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,302+0.4% since 2020
Households
19,560
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$71,551+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,928
Median home value
$203,200
Jobs located here
19,360
Daytime population
44,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Bellefontaine area

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 the Bellefontaine, OH area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Bellefontaine area. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in the Bellefontaine area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Bellefontaine, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $21.9M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 19,560 households in the Bellefontaine area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Bellefontaine area 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 $7.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Bellefontaine area would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Bellefontaine, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Bellefontaine area at 46,302 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,560 households. Median household income in the Bellefontaine area is $71,551, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bellefontaine area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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