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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area
How the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compares with other metro areas 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #186 of 290 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 17
- 8 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $179.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.6M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,678
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area spend about $179.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $973 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $10.6M per shop, 23% 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 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Youngstown-Warren metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area in 2023. That is one for every 15,385 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Youngstown-Warren metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For oil change and quick-lube shops, the Youngstown-Warren metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #186 of 290 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Youngstown-Warren 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.
| Measure | Youngstown-Warren metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.6M | $13.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,385 | 15,893 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $973 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,713 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Youngstown-Warren 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 Youngstown-Warren metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,678−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 184,615
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,029 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $56,713
- Average household income
- $76,731
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 155,417
- Daytime population
- 405,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Youngstown-Warren metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 70 | 59 | 0.7 | $15.4M | +4.7% | #47 of 290 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 61 | 71 | 0.8 | $13.4M | +2.7% | #89 of 290 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 58 | 26 | 0.8 | $13.7M | +1.5% | #106 of 290 |
| 4Cleveland, OH | 56 | 70 | 0.8 | $12.7M | −0.8% | #118 of 290 |
| 5Akron, OH | 52 | 27 | 0.9 | $11M | 0.0% | #147 of 290 |
| 6Canton-Massillon, OH | 50 | 13 | 0.8 | $13.4M | −0.2% | #151 of 290 |
| 7Youngstown-Warren, OH | 43 | 17 | 0.9 | $10.6M | −1.4% | #186 of 290 |
| 8Sandusky, OH | 43 | 6 | 1.2 | $9.1M | −2.6% | #189 of 290 |
| 9Mansfield, OH | 37 | 5 | 1.0 | $9.9M | −0.1% | #212 of 290 |
| 10Toledo, OH | 35 | 28 | 1.1 | $9M | −1.0% | #223 of 290 |
Other business types in the Youngstown-Warren metro area
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 care49
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube43
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies23
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 the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. 8 of them (47%) 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 the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $179.5M a year, or $973 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 184,615 households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.6M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Youngstown-Warren metro area would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,385 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Youngstown-Warren metro area at 423,678 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 184,615 households. Median household income in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is $56,713, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Youngstown-Warren metro area scores 43 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #186 of 290 scored metro areas.
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