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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Chesapeake city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Chesapeake city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #185 of 479 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 5 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $93.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.8M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,003 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Chesapeake city spend about $93.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $18.8M per shop, 37% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Chesapeake city has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Chesapeake city in 2023. That is one for every 10,403 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Chesapeake city grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Chesapeake city has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #185 of 479 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesapeake city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $18.8M | $19.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,403 | 13,303 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,003 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55 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 Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesapeake city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prince William County, VA | 79 | 8 | 0.5 | $21.8M | +4.2% | #12 of 479 |
| 2Loudoun County, VA | 75 | 6 | 0.4 | $27.1M | +6.4% | #33 of 479 |
| 3Fairfax County, VA | 72 | 12 | 0.3 | $34.5M | +1.7% | #44 of 479 |
| 4Chesapeake city, VA | 57 | 5 | 0.5 | $18.8M | +2.3% | #185 of 479 |
| 5Chesterfield County, VA | 57 | 10 | 0.7 | $14.8M | +8.7% | #187 of 479 |
| 6Virginia Beach city, VA | 49 | 10 | 0.6 | $17M | −1.3% | #258 of 479 |
| 7Hanover County, VA | 47 | 5 | 1.2 | $10M | +5.6% | #279 of 479 |
| 8Henrico County, VA | 39 | 10 | 0.7 | $12.8M | +2.3% | #341 of 479 |
| 9Roanoke County, VA | 26 | 6 | 1.5 | $6.5M | +0.2% | #427 of 479 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 care55
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube57
- Gas stations81
- Insurance agencies72
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 Chesapeake city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Chesapeake city. 5 of them (100%) 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 Chesapeake city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $93.9M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $18.8M 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Chesapeake city has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $18.8M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,403 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 57 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #185 of 479 scored counties.
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