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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #248 of 290 scored metro areas
#12 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 36
- 20 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $235.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is 28 (lower middle), #248 of 290 scored metro areas and #12 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 oil change and quick-lube shops in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area spend about $235.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 52% 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area was 29 in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 9,318 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $785K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $8.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,318 | 9,618 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.0% | +11.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3620 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $785K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 28 | 36 | 1.3 | $6.5M | +5.6% | #248 of 290 |
Other business types in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 care46
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube28
- Gas stations71
- 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area?
There are 36 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area as of September 2026. 20 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $235.5M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 270,210 households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has 1.3 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $6.5M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area would have about 17, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,318 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. The median household income in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is $54,338 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area scores 28 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #248 of 290 scored metro areas.
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