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

The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Lima, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,881
−1.2% 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

At $1,061 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Lima metro area spend about $43.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $10.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% 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 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Lima metro area as of September 2026. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Lima metro area in 2023. That is one for every 8,259 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Lima metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Lima metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Lima 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Lima, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLima metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.80.7
Spending per listing$10.9M$13.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishment8,25915,89314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,061$1,033$958
Median household income$64,038$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Lima 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 Lima metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
100,881−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,295
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,511
Median home value
$165,300
Jobs located here
49,401
Daytime population
105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Lima metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH70590.7$15.4M+4.7%#47 of 290
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN61710.8$13.4M+2.7%#89 of 290
3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH58260.8$13.7M+1.5%#106 of 290
4Cleveland, OH56700.8$12.7M−0.8%#118 of 290
5Akron, OH52270.9$11M0.0%#147 of 290
6Canton-Massillon, OH50130.8$13.4M−0.2%#151 of 290
7Youngstown-Warren, OH43170.9$10.6M−1.4%#186 of 290
8Sandusky, OH4361.2$9.1M−2.6%#189 of 290
9Mansfield, OH3751.0$9.9M−0.1%#212 of 290
10Toledo, OH35281.1$9M−1.0%#223 of 290
Lima, OHNot scored41.0$10.9M−1.2%

Other business types in the Lima metro 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 Lima, OH metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Lima metro area. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

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

About $43.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 41,295 households in the Lima metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Lima metro area has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Lima metro area would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,259 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lima, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lima metro area at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. Median household income in the Lima metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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 Lima metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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