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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Dallas County, TX
How Dallas County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #419 of 479 scored counties
#31 of 48 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 101
- 64 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- +25.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $855.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Dallas County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #419 of 479 scored counties and #31 of 48 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 oil change and quick-lube shops in Dallas County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $870 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $855.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 101 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $8.5M per shop, 38% 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 Dallas County was 112 in 2023, up 25.8% from 2019. That is one for every 8,774 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Dallas County. Population estimates show Dallas County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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.
| Measure | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $8.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,774 | 9,618 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.8% | +11.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $870 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89 → 112+25.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 627
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Dallas County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 73 | 24 | 0.8 | $13M | +17.4% | #43 of 479 |
| 2Brazoria County, TX | 63 | 11 | 0.8 | $12.7M | +12.2% | #129 of 479 |
| 3Denton County, TX | 60 | 29 | 0.8 | $12.6M | +16.9% | #158 of 479 |
| 4Montgomery County, TX | 54 | 28 | 1.1 | $8.9M | +24.9% | #220 of 479 |
| 5Travis County, TX | 53 | 46 | 0.8 | $11M | +7.2% | #230 of 479 |
| 6Hays County, TX | 53 | 10 | 1.0 | $9.9M | +24.8% | #233 of 479 |
| 7Parker County, TX | 52 | 6 | 1.1 | $10.4M | +23.5% | #241 of 479 |
| 8Harris County, TX | 51 | 146 | 0.8 | $10.4M | +6.6% | #248 of 479 |
| 9Williamson County, TX | 50 | 24 | 1.0 | $10.2M | +22.3% | #254 of 479 |
| 10Rockwall County, TX | 50 | 6 | 1.5 | $7.9M | +28.9% | #257 of 479 |
| 31Dallas County, TX | 27 | 101 | 1.0 | $8.5M | +1.9% | #419 of 479 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 care35
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing50
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies34
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 Dallas County, TX?
There are 101 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 64 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 25.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $855.2M a year, or $870 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Dallas County has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $8.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Dallas County would have about 62, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,774 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 27 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #419 of 479 scored counties.
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