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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Chambersburg, PA metro area

How the Chambersburg, PA 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
Spending per listing
$21.2M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,652
+3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Chambersburg metro area. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $1,002 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Chambersburg metro area spend about $63.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $21.2M per shop, 54% 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 the Chambersburg metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 21,170 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Chambersburg metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Chambersburg metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Chambersburg metro area 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Chambersburg, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureChambersburg metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.40.7
Spending per listing$21.2M$21.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishment21,17025,11814,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,002$837$958
Median household income$77,003$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$941K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Chambersburg 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 Chambersburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
160,652+3.0% since 2020
Households
63,510
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$77,003+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,696
Median home value
$249,800
Jobs located here
56,990
Daytime population
143,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Chambersburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ76100.3$31M+3.0%#20 of 290
2York-Hanover, PA7490.5$19.5M+3.6%#29 of 290
3Lancaster, PA7180.4$24.2M+1.9%#40 of 290
4Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA70100.4$21.9M+4.2%#46 of 290
5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD66850.3$23.9M+1.4%#61 of 290
6Reading, PA6670.4$21.5M+2.7%#62 of 290
7Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA58120.5$15.7M+1.4%#102 of 290
8Pittsburgh, PA41650.6$13.3M−1.3%#196 of 290
9State College, PA3850.8$9.7M−0.4%#210 of 290
10Erie, PA3680.7$10.6M−1.8%#217 of 290
Chambersburg, PANot scored30.5$21.2M+3.0%

Other business types in the Chambersburg metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in the Chambersburg, PA metro area?

The Chambersburg metro area has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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 the Chambersburg, PA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $63.6M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $21.2M 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 63,510 households in the Chambersburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Chambersburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Chambersburg metro area has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $21.2M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Chambersburg metro area would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,170 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Chambersburg, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Chambersburg metro area at 160,652 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,510 households. The median household income in the Chambersburg metro area is $77,003 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Chambersburg metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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