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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Utah

Markets across Utah ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
129
111 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
125
+4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.4B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
1.1
57% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$10.7M
22% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#30 of 50
Market score 46 · Lower middle

A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Utah by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 129 oil change and quick-lube shops in Utah. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Utah comes to about $1.4B a year: $1,224 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 129 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $10.7M per shop, 22% 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 125 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Utah in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,999 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Utah.

Among 50 states, Utah ranks #30 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Utah, the St. George metro area scores highest (63). Among 5 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (64).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Utah, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Utah, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. George, UT6371.0$11.8M+17.4%#78 of 290
2Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT56311.5$8.7M+14.5%#123 of 290
3Ogden, UT53261.2$10.5M+5.3%#140 of 290
4Salt Lake City-Murray, UT46501.1$10.3M+3.8%#174 of 290
Logan, UT-IDNot scored40.8$15.9M+8.8%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Utah, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Heber, UTNot scored20.7$19.7M+5.3%
Brigham City, UT-IDNot scored10.5$29.5M+12.6%
Cedar City, UTNot scored31.5$8.3M+16.4%
Vernal, UTNot scored10.8$14.4M+7.3%
Evanston, WY-UTNot scored11.2$10.9M+2.0%
Price, UTNot scored22.5$4.6M+1.0%

Counties

Counties in Utah, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, UT6471.0$11.8M+17.4%#123 of 479
2Weber County, UT59121.3$9.5M+5.8%#170 of 479
3Utah County, UT59311.5$8.5M+14.5%#171 of 479
4Davis County, UT53141.2$10.8M+4.8%#231 of 479
5Salt Lake County, UT44481.1$10M+2.9%#309 of 479
Cache County, UTNot scored40.9$14.1M+8.5%
Tooele County, UTNot scored20.8$17.3M+19.2%
Iron County, UTNot scored31.5$8.3M+16.4%
Box Elder County, UTNot scored10.5$26.9M+12.7%
Summit County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Uintah County, UTNot scored10.8$14.4M+7.3%
Wasatch County, UTNot scored21.6$8.9M+9.9%
Sanpete County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+10.3%
Sevier County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+5.9%
Carbon County, UTNot scored22.5$4.6M+1.0%
Duchesne County, UTNot scored11.5$9.1M+6.3%
San Juan County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Millard County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+7.7%
Morgan County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+8.1%
Juab County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+14.8%
Emery County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+3.4%
Grand County, UTNot scored12.2$5.2M+1.1%
Kane County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+11.7%
Beaver County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%
Garfield County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%
Rich County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+7.4%
Wayne County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+3.3%
Piute County, UTNot scored00.0n/a+4.8%
Daggett County, UTNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Utah?

Utah has 129 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 111 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Utah spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.4B a year, or $1,224 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 1,124,822 households in Utah and national spending patterns by income.

How does Utah compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Utah has 1.1 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.7M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Utah would have about 100, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,999 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Utah has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Utah, the St. George metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Utah, Washington County scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Utah scores 46 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #30 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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