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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Butler County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Butler County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #103 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 7 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $168.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.7M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 400,128
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Butler County comes to about $168.2M a year: $1,146 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $18.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 36% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Butler County has 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 78%, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Butler County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 12,235 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $325K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Butler County.
Population estimates show Butler County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Butler County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #103 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Butler 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.
| Measure | Butler County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $18.7M | $13.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,235 | 15,893 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,146 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,590 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 97 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $325K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 400,128+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 146,822
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 467 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 842
- Median household income
- $81,590+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,751
- Median home value
- $258,500
- Jobs located here
- 160,654
- Daytime population
- 370,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Butler County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairfield County, OH | 79 | 5 | 0.8 | $14.7M | +6.5% | #15 of 479 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 77 | 6 | 0.7 | $19.6M | +5.7% | #22 of 479 |
| 3Lorain County, OH | 77 | 8 | 0.6 | $17.1M | +3.1% | #23 of 479 |
| 4Delaware County, OH | 77 | 7 | 0.9 | $15M | +12.5% | #24 of 479 |
| 5Greene County, OH | 68 | 6 | 0.9 | $12.9M | +3.7% | #92 of 479 |
| 6Butler County, OH | 66 | 9 | 0.6 | $18.7M | +2.4% | #103 of 479 |
| 7Trumbull County, OH | 61 | 5 | 0.6 | $16.8M | −1.3% | #146 of 479 |
| 8Clermont County, OH | 59 | 10 | 1.2 | $10M | +3.9% | #169 of 479 |
| 9Franklin County, OH | 57 | 39 | 0.7 | $13.6M | +2.8% | #189 of 479 |
| 10Medina County, OH | 57 | 7 | 1.0 | $12.7M | +1.3% | #190 of 479 |
Other business types in Butler 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 care63
- Auto repair shops62
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube66
- Gas stations72
- Insurance agencies43
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 Butler County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 oil change and quick-lube shops in Butler County. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Butler County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $168.2M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $18.7M 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 146,822 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, OH compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Butler 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 $18.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Butler County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,235 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 400,128 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 146,822 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,590, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Butler County scores 66 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #103 of 479 scored counties.
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