Groundwork

Auto · County · Texas

Oil change and quick-lube shops in Cameron County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Cameron County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #396 of 479 scored counties
#26 of 48 scored counties in Texas

Listings
17
9 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$116.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $841 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,946
+3.0% since 2020

See the oil change and quick-lube shops around any address in Cameron County

The site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Cameron County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Cameron County is 32 (lower middle), #396 of 479 scored counties and #26 of 48 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 oil change and quick-lube shops in Cameron County. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cameron County comes to about $116.5M a year: $841 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per shop, 50% below 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 Cameron County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 12,585 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cameron County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cameron County 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Cameron County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCameron CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.10.7
Spending per listing$6.9M$8.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment12,5859,61814,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.8%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$841$918$958
Median household income$52,601$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
179 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Cameron 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 Cameron County

Population, 2025 estimate
433,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
138,433
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
478
Median household income
$52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,931
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
146,355
Daytime population
405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Cameron County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Cameron County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Oil change and quick lube across Texas

Every Texas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Texas for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Cameron County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fort Bend County, TX73240.8$13M+17.4%#43 of 479
2Brazoria County, TX63110.8$12.7M+12.2%#129 of 479
3Denton County, TX60290.8$12.6M+16.9%#158 of 479
4Montgomery County, TX54281.1$8.9M+24.9%#220 of 479
5Travis County, TX53460.8$11M+7.2%#230 of 479
6Hays County, TX53101.0$9.9M+24.8%#233 of 479
7Parker County, TX5261.1$10.4M+23.5%#241 of 479
8Harris County, TX511460.8$10.4M+6.6%#248 of 479
9Williamson County, TX50241.0$10.2M+22.3%#254 of 479
10Rockwall County, TX5061.5$7.9M+28.9%#257 of 479
26Cameron County, TX32171.2$6.9M+3.0%#396 of 479

Other business types in Cameron 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 Cameron County, TX?

Cameron County has 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Cameron County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $116.5M a year, or $841 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 138,433 households in Cameron County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cameron County has 1.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $6.9M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Cameron County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,585 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Cameron County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cameron County at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. The median household income in Cameron County is $52,601 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Cameron County scores 32 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #396 of 479 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cameron County. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Cameron County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Cameron County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.