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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Dauphin County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Dauphin County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $102.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $25.7M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in Dauphin County. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.3, 57% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in Dauphin County spend about $102.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $25.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 87% 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 Dauphin County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 17,337 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dauphin County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Dauphin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $25.7M | $21.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,337 | 25,118 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 0.3 | $25.7M | +2.3% |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 shops45
- Collision repair and body shops54
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies40
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 Dauphin County, PA?
There are 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $102.6M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $25.7M 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Dauphin County has 0.3 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $25.7M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,337 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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