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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Stark County, OH
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Stark County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #237 of 479 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 12
- 8 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $162M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.5M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 373,771
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in Stark County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in Stark County spend about $162M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,039 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $13.5M per shop, 2% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Stark County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 12,996 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stark County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stark County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #237 of 479 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in Ohio.
How Stark 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 | Stark County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13.5M | $13.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,996 | 15,893 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,039 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,934 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 373,771−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 155,955
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 650
- Median household income
- $67,934+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,996
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 161,831
- Daytime population
- 363,748Residents 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 Stark 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 |
| 13Stark County, OH | 52 | 12 | 0.8 | $13.5M | −0.2% | #237 of 479 |
Other business types in Stark 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 care48
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing37
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube52
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies26
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 Stark County, OH?
Stark County has 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Stark County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $162M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.5M 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 155,955 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, OH compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Stark 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 $13.5M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,996 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 373,771 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,955 households. The median household income in Stark County is $67,934 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Stark County scores 52 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #237 of 479 scored counties.
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