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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Elk County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Elk 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 none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $880 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
There are no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Elk County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Elk County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Elk County comes to about $11.7M a year: $880 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Elk County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Elk County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Elk County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Elk 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 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $21.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 25,118 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $880 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Elk 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 Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents 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 |
| Elk County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% |
Other business types in Elk 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 care22
- Auto repair shops24
- Collision repair and body shops18
- Car washes and detailing12
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies27
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 Elk County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no oil change and quick-lube shops in Elk County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Elk County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Elk County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.7M a year, or $880 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Elk County has no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Elk County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Elk County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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