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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Howard County, TX
How Howard 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 74% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,504
- −12.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Howard County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Howard County comes to about $10.5M a year: $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 74% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Howard County in 2023. That is one for every 3,048 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Howard County from 2020 to 2025 at −12.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Howard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Howard 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 | Howard County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $8.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,048 | 9,618 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −12.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $865 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,649 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32 chain locations
- 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,504−12.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,191
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 901 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $69,649+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,688
- Median home value
- $155,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,735
- Daytime population
- 29,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Howard County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $3.5M | −12.4% |
Other business types in Howard 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 care33
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing7
- Tire shops21
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations13
- Insurance agencies39
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 Howard County, TX?
Howard County has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Howard County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.5M a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 12,191 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, TX compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Howard County has 2.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 74% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Howard County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,048 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 30,504 people in 2025, down 12.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,191 households. The median household income in Howard County is $69,649 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Howard County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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