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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Northampton County, PA

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Northampton County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$113.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $926 a household
Spending per listing
$113.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
324,411
+3.7% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Northampton County comes to about $113.6M a year: $926 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $113.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

Northampton County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.1 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Northampton County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 40,875 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Northampton County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Northampton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Northampton 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Northampton County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureNorthampton CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.10.40.7
Spending per listing$113.6M$21.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishment40,87525,11814,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$926$837$958
Median household income$89,184$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$498K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
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 Northampton 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 Northampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
324,411+3.7% since 2020
Households
122,624
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
370 sq. mi.
People per square mile
862
Median household income
$89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,853
Median home value
$308,600
Jobs located here
123,291
Daytime population
291,374Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Northampton County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chester County, PA8190.4$23.4M+4.2%#5 of 479
2Montgomery County, PA73140.4$22.8M+2.4%#41 of 479
3Bucks County, PA72100.4$25.4M+0.3%#46 of 479
4Lehigh County, PA7250.3$25.3M+2.7%#47 of 479
5York County, PA7290.5$19.5M+3.6%#48 of 479
6Lancaster County, PA7080.4$24.2M+1.9%#66 of 479
7Cumberland County, PA6860.6$16.3M+6.5%#89 of 479
8Berks County, PA6570.4$21.5M+2.7%#109 of 479
9Luzerne County, PA6260.4$18M+2.1%#136 of 479
10Philadelphia County, PA6190.1$38.8M−1.6%#140 of 479
Northampton County, PANot scored10.1$113.6M+3.7%

Other business types in Northampton County

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 Northampton County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Northampton County. 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 Northampton County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $113.6M a year, or $926 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $113.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Northampton County, PA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Northampton County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Northampton County would have about 8, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 40,875 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Northampton County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Northampton County

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