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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Columbus, OH metro area
How the Columbus, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #47 of 290 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 59
- 53 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $910.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,053 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.4M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,242,028
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Columbus metro area. 53 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Columbus metro area comes to about $910.5M a year: $1,053 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $15.4M per shop, 12% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Columbus metro area was 55 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 15,721 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Columbus metro area.
Population estimates show the Columbus metro area grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Columbus metro area is 70 (upper middle), #47 of 290 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Columbus metro 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.
| Measure | Columbus metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $15.4M | $13.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,721 | 15,893 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +10.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,053 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,945 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 550.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 622
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5953 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Columbus metro 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 Columbus metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,242,028+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 864,663
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 454
- Median household income
- $81,945+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,942
- Median home value
- $300,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,129,650
- Daytime population
- 2,268,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Columbus metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 70 | 59 | 0.7 | $15.4M | +4.7% | #47 of 290 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 61 | 71 | 0.8 | $13.4M | +2.7% | #89 of 290 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 58 | 26 | 0.8 | $13.7M | +1.5% | #106 of 290 |
| 4Cleveland, OH | 56 | 70 | 0.8 | $12.7M | −0.8% | #118 of 290 |
| 5Akron, OH | 52 | 27 | 0.9 | $11M | 0.0% | #147 of 290 |
| 6Canton-Massillon, OH | 50 | 13 | 0.8 | $13.4M | −0.2% | #151 of 290 |
| 7Youngstown-Warren, OH | 43 | 17 | 0.9 | $10.6M | −1.4% | #186 of 290 |
| 8Sandusky, OH | 43 | 6 | 1.2 | $9.1M | −2.6% | #189 of 290 |
| 9Mansfield, OH | 37 | 5 | 1.0 | $9.9M | −0.1% | #212 of 290 |
| 10Toledo, OH | 35 | 28 | 1.1 | $9M | −1.0% | #223 of 290 |
Other business types in the Columbus metro area
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 care84
- Auto repair shops84
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube70
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies39
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 the Columbus, OH metro area?
There are 59 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Columbus metro area as of September 2026. 53 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbus, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $910.5M a year, or $1,053 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $15.4M 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 864,663 households in the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Columbus metro area has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $15.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Columbus metro area would have about 66, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,721 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus metro area at 2,242,028 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 864,663 households. The median household income in the Columbus metro area is $81,945 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. The Columbus metro area scores 70 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #47 of 290 scored metro areas.
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