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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Erie County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Erie County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #426 of 479 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,296
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For oil change and quick-lube shops, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #426 of 479 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Erie County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Erie County comes to about $33.5M a year: $1,031 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $6.7M per shop, 51% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Erie County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Erie County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $13.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,893 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,031 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,993 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 47 |
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
- 52 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 Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,296−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,482
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 297
- Median household income
- $71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,098
- Median home value
- $199,700
- Jobs located here
- 33,836
- Daytime population
- 74,660Residents 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 Erie 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 |
| 21Erie County, OH | 26 | 5 | 1.5 | $6.7M | −2.9% | #426 of 479 |
Other business types in Erie 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 care55
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube26
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies30
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 Erie County, OH?
Erie County has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Erie County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Erie County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.5M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Erie County 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 $6.7M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Erie County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Erie County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Erie County scores 26 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #426 of 479 scored counties.
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