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Oil change and quick-lube shops in James City County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in James City County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$32.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,013 a household
Spending per listing
$32.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
83,326
+6.2% 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

At $1,013 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in James City County spend about $32.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $32.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

James City County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in James City County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of James City County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, James City County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How James City County 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.

Oil change and quick lube in James City County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureJames City CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.30.50.7
Spending per listing$32.4M$19.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,30314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+42.9%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,013$968$958
Median household income$109,985$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 James City County, 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 James City County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,326+6.2% since 2020
Households
31,990
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
142 sq. mi.
People per square mile
569
Median household income
$109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,336
Median home value
$447,200
Jobs located here
27,780
Daytime population
77,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with James City County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Prince William County, VA7980.5$21.8M+4.2%#12 of 479
2Loudoun County, VA7560.4$27.1M+6.4%#33 of 479
3Fairfax County, VA72120.3$34.5M+1.7%#44 of 479
4Chesapeake city, VA5750.5$18.8M+2.3%#185 of 479
5Chesterfield County, VA57100.7$14.8M+8.7%#187 of 479
6Virginia Beach city, VA49100.6$17M−1.3%#258 of 479
7Hanover County, VA4751.2$10M+5.6%#279 of 479
8Henrico County, VA39100.7$12.8M+2.3%#341 of 479
9Roanoke County, VA2661.5$6.5M+0.2%#427 of 479
James City County, VANot scored10.3$32.4M+6.2%

Other business types in James City County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in James City County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in James City County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in James City County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in James City County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $32.4M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $32.4M 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 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.

How does James City County, VA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

James City County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, James City County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is James City County, VA growing?

Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in James City County

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