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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Norfolk city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Norfolk city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 2 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $71.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $750 a household
- Spending per listing
- $35.6M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.2
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 231,013
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Norfolk city comes to about $71.2M a year: $750 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $35.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Norfolk city as of September 2026. That is 0.2 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Norfolk city, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Norfolk city declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Norfolk city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Norfolk 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 | Norfolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $35.6M | $19.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,303 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $750 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,109 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 58 |
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
- 22 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,013−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,965
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 53 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,385
- Median household income
- $66,109+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,610
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 130,869
- Daytime population
- 273,887Residents 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 Norfolk 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 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.2 | $35.6M | −2.9% |
Other business types in Norfolk 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 care40
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing50
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations61
- Insurance agencies57
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 Norfolk city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Norfolk city. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Norfolk city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Norfolk city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $71.2M a year, or $750 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $35.6M 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 94,965 households in Norfolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Norfolk city has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops 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, Norfolk city would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Norfolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk city at 231,013 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,965 households. Median household income in Norfolk city is $66,109, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Norfolk city has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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