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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Amarillo, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Amarillo, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #249 of 290 scored metro areas
#13 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 15
- 10 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $93.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 276,235
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Amarillo metro area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #249 of 290 scored metro areas and #13 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Amarillo metro area comes to about $93.1M a year: $903 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There are 15 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Amarillo metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Amarillo metro area in 2023. That is one for every 11,451 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $450K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Amarillo metro area. Population estimates show the Amarillo metro area grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Amarillo metro area compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Amarillo metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $8.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,451 | 9,618 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $903 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Amarillo 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 Amarillo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 276,235+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 103,062
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,151 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $69,611+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,771
- Median home value
- $208,700
- Jobs located here
- 124,760
- Daytime population
- 274,340Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Amarillo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 56 | 223 | 0.8 | $11M | +10.3% | #121 of 290 |
| 2Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 54 | 82 | 0.8 | $11M | +14.0% | #133 of 290 |
| 3Waco, TX | 48 | 9 | 0.8 | $11.2M | +4.2% | #162 of 290 |
| 4College Station-Bryan, TX | 47 | 10 | 0.9 | $9.3M | +6.9% | #171 of 290 |
| 5Laredo, TX | 44 | 7 | 0.9 | $10.5M | +5.2% | #180 of 290 |
| 6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 42 | 303 | 1.0 | $9.1M | +10.6% | #193 of 290 |
| 7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 40 | 91 | 0.9 | $9.6M | +9.5% | #203 of 290 |
| 8Sherman-Denison, TX | 36 | 6 | 1.1 | $8.8M | +12.8% | #219 of 290 |
| 9Corpus Christi, TX | 32 | 15 | 0.9 | $9.4M | +1.1% | #232 of 290 |
| 10Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 29 | 17 | 1.2 | $6.9M | +3.0% | #246 of 290 |
| 13Amarillo, TX | 28 | 15 | 1.5 | $6.2M | +2.7% | #249 of 290 |
Other business types in the Amarillo metro area
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 care18
- Auto repair shops18
- Collision repair and body shops20
- Car washes and detailing23
- Tire shops22
- Oil change and quick lube28
- Gas stations42
- Insurance agencies36
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 the Amarillo, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Amarillo metro area. 10 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Amarillo, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $93.1M a year, or $903 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 103,062 households in the Amarillo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Amarillo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Amarillo metro area has 1.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $6.2M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Amarillo metro area would have about 7, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,451 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Amarillo, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Amarillo metro area at 276,235 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,062 households. Median household income in the Amarillo metro area is $69,611, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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 Amarillo metro area scores 28 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #249 of 290 scored metro areas.
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