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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Multnomah County, OR
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Multnomah County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #221 of 479 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 14
- 14 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $306.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.9M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 oil change and quick-lube shops in Multnomah County. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Multnomah County comes to about $306.4M a year: $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $21.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 59% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Multnomah County was 25 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 13,992 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Multnomah County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For oil change and quick-lube shops, Multnomah County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #221 of 479 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $21.9M | $14.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,992 | 11,380 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | +5.6% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $876 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 25+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 462
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Multnomah County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clackamas County, OR | 65 | 9 | 0.5 | $21.3M | +0.9% | #110 of 479 |
| 2Lane County, OR | 62 | 7 | 0.4 | $22.9M | −0.7% | #135 of 479 |
| 3Washington County, OR | 56 | 19 | 0.8 | $13.3M | +1.8% | #200 of 479 |
| 4Jackson County, OR | 54 | 7 | 0.8 | $14M | −0.9% | #215 of 479 |
| 5Multnomah County, OR | 53 | 14 | 0.4 | $21.9M | −2.6% | #221 of 479 |
| 6Deschutes County, OR | 53 | 11 | 1.3 | $9.2M | +6.8% | #234 of 479 |
| 7Marion County, OR | 43 | 14 | 1.1 | $9.7M | +2.7% | #315 of 479 |
Other business types in Multnomah 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 care44
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube53
- Gas stations61
- Insurance agencies32
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 Multnomah County, OR?
There are 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Multnomah County as of September 2026. 14 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $306.4M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $21.9M 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Multnomah County has 0.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $21.9M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 22, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,992 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above 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. Multnomah County scores 53 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #221 of 479 scored counties.
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