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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County, OH
How Montgomery County, OH compares with other counties 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #224 of 479 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 12 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $226.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $979 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 539,598
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 75%, 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.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $226.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $979 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $14.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 13,607 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County is 53 (upper middle), #224 of 479 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Ohio.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $14.2M | $13.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,607 | 15,893 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $979 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,139 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 539,598+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 231,319
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,162
- Median household income
- $66,139+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,114
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 257,007
- Daytime population
- 559,960Residents 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 Montgomery 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 |
| 12Montgomery County, OH | 53 | 16 | 0.7 | $14.2M | +0.5% | #224 of 479 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 care57
- Auto repair shops61
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing51
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube53
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies36
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 Montgomery County, OH?
There are 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $226.6M a year, or $979 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $14.2M 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 231,319 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, OH compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Montgomery County 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 $14.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,607 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 539,598 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 231,319 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $66,139 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Montgomery County scores 53 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #224 of 479 scored counties.
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