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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Waco, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Waco, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #162 of 290 scored metro areas
#3 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 8 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $100.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 308,807
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Waco metro area. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in the Waco metro area spend about $100.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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 9 businesses with payroll in the Waco metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 12,353 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Waco metro area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Waco metro area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #162 of 290 scored metro areas and #3 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Waco 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 | Waco metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $8.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,353 | 9,618 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,205 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 98 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Waco 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 Waco metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 308,807+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 111,178
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 108
- Median household income
- $66,205
- Average household income
- $91,997
- Median home value
- $234,100
- Jobs located here
- 129,143
- Daytime population
- 295,622Residents 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 Waco 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 |
Other business types in the Waco 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 care32
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies48
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 Waco, TX metro area?
The Waco metro area has 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Waco, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $100.8M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.2M 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 111,178 households in the Waco metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waco, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Waco metro area has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $11.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Waco metro area would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,353 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waco, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waco metro area at 308,807 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,178 households. The median household income in the Waco metro area is $66,205 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Waco metro area scores 48 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #162 of 290 scored metro areas.
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