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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area

The oil change and quick-lube shops in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #203 of 290 scored metro areas
#7 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
91
71 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
106
+6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$875.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $905 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,813,140
+9.5% since 2020

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

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 oil change and quick-lube shops in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area. Of those, 71 are chain locations, or 78%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area spend about $875.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $905 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.6M per shop, 30% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 106 businesses with payroll in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 9,127 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area is 40 (lower middle), #203 of 290 scored metro areas and #7 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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.

Oil change and quick lube in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSan Antonio-New Braunfels metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.10.7
Spending per listing$9.6M$8.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment9,1279,61814,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.1%+11.8%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$905$918$958
Median household income$76,213$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
106+6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,113
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9171 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,813,140+9.5% since 2020
Households
967,488
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
7,313 sq. mi.
People per square mile
364
Median household income
$76,213+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,761
Median home value
$278,800
Jobs located here
1,138,312
Daytime population
2,628,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX562230.8$11M+10.3%#121 of 290
2Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX54820.8$11M+14.0%#133 of 290
3Waco, TX4890.8$11.2M+4.2%#162 of 290
4College Station-Bryan, TX47100.9$9.3M+6.9%#171 of 290
5Laredo, TX4470.9$10.5M+5.2%#180 of 290
6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX423031.0$9.1M+10.6%#193 of 290
7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX40910.9$9.6M+9.5%#203 of 290
8Sherman-Denison, TX3661.1$8.8M+12.8%#219 of 290
9Corpus Christi, TX32150.9$9.4M+1.1%#232 of 290
10Brownsville-Harlingen, TX29171.2$6.9M+3.0%#246 of 290

Other business types in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area

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Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area?

There are 91 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area as of September 2026. 71 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $875.6M a year, or $905 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 967,488 households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.6M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area would have about 64, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,127 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area at 2,813,140 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 967,488 households. The median household income in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area is $76,213 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area scores 40 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #203 of 290 scored metro areas.

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