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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Centre County, PA
How Centre County, PA 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #343 of 479 scored counties
#16 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.7M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,393
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Centre County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Centre County comes to about $48.5M a year: $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.7M per shop, 29% 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 Centre County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 19,671 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Centre County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Centre County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #343 of 479 scored counties and #16 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Centre County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Centre County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $9.7M | $21.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,671 | 25,118 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Centre 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 Centre County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,393−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 59,013
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,107 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $74,291+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,987
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 66,922
- Daytime population
- 170,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chester County, PA | 81 | 9 | 0.4 | $23.4M | +4.2% | #5 of 479 |
| 2Montgomery County, PA | 73 | 14 | 0.4 | $22.8M | +2.4% | #41 of 479 |
| 3Bucks County, PA | 72 | 10 | 0.4 | $25.4M | +0.3% | #46 of 479 |
| 4Lehigh County, PA | 72 | 5 | 0.3 | $25.3M | +2.7% | #47 of 479 |
| 5York County, PA | 72 | 9 | 0.5 | $19.5M | +3.6% | #48 of 479 |
| 6Lancaster County, PA | 70 | 8 | 0.4 | $24.2M | +1.9% | #66 of 479 |
| 7Cumberland County, PA | 68 | 6 | 0.6 | $16.3M | +6.5% | #89 of 479 |
| 8Berks County, PA | 65 | 7 | 0.4 | $21.5M | +2.7% | #109 of 479 |
| 9Luzerne County, PA | 62 | 6 | 0.4 | $18M | +2.1% | #136 of 479 |
| 10Philadelphia County, PA | 61 | 9 | 0.1 | $38.8M | −1.6% | #140 of 479 |
| 16Centre County, PA | 39 | 5 | 0.8 | $9.7M | −0.4% | #343 of 479 |
Other business types in Centre 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 care52
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops54
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube39
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies35
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 Centre County, PA?
Centre County has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Centre County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $48.5M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 59,013 households in Centre County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Centre County, PA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Centre 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 $9.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Centre County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,671 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Centre County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Centre County at 157,393 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 59,013 households. The median household income in Centre County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Centre County scores 39 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #343 of 479 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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