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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Cuyahoga County, OH
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Cuyahoga County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #278 of 479 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 42
- 33 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $476.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.3M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,232,925
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $859 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $476.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $11.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% 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.
Cuyahoga County has 42 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Cuyahoga County was 19 in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 29,187 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $398K have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Cuyahoga County.
Population estimates show Cuyahoga County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Cuyahoga County is 47 (lower middle), #278 of 479 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Ohio.
How Cuyahoga 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 | Cuyahoga County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.3M | $13.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 29,187 | 15,893 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +10.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $859 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,468 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 19−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $398K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 554,551
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 457 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,725
- Median household income
- $64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,344
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 751,187
- Daytime population
- 1,420,605Residents 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 Cuyahoga 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 |
| 15Cuyahoga County, OH | 47 | 42 | 0.8 | $11.3M | −2.3% | #278 of 479 |
Other business types in Cuyahoga 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 care50
- Auto repair shops49
- Collision repair and body shops54
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube47
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies17
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 Cuyahoga County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 oil change and quick-lube shops in Cuyahoga County. 33 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Cuyahoga County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $476.2M a year, or $859 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.3M 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 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cuyahoga County, OH compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Cuyahoga County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $11.3M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 35, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 29,187 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 47 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #278 of 479 scored counties.
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