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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Tyler, TX metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Tyler, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #255 of 290 scored metro areas
#17 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 20
- 18 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $932 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,549
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Tyler metro area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #255 of 290 scored metro areas and #17 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Tyler metro area comes to about $77.5M a year: $932 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 72% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
The Tyler metro area has 20 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 90%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Tyler metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 5,542 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Tyler metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tyler 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 | Tyler metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $8.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,542 | 9,618 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $932 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,192 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Tyler 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 Tyler metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,549+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 83,134
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,956
- Median home value
- $240,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,630
- Daytime population
- 252,433Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Tyler metro area marked.
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 |
| 17Tyler, TX | 26 | 20 | 2.4 | $3.9M | +7.8% | #255 of 290 |
Other business types in the Tyler 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 care27
- Auto repair shops29
- Collision repair and body shops29
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops27
- Oil change and quick lube26
- Gas stations38
- Insurance agencies38
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 Tyler, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Tyler metro area. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Tyler, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $77.5M a year, or $932 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,134 households in the Tyler metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tyler, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Tyler metro area has 2.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 72% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Tyler metro area would have about 6, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,542 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Tyler, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tyler metro area at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. Median household income in the Tyler metro area is $74,192, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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 Tyler metro area scores 26 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #255 of 290 scored metro areas.
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