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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Prince William County, VA

How Prince William County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #12 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
8
8 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$174.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,114 a household
Spending per listing
$21.8M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
502,966
+4.2% 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

For oil change and quick-lube shops, Prince William County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #12 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for oil change and quick-lube shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 oil change and quick-lube shops in Prince William County. 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.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Prince William County comes to about $174.7M a year: $1,114 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $21.8M per shop, 59% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Prince William County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 17,422 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Prince William County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Prince William 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 Prince William County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince William CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.50.7
Spending per listing$21.8M$19.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishment17,42213,30314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+42.9%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,114$968$958
Median household income$131,402$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
88 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Prince William 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 Prince William County

Population, 2025 estimate
502,966+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,798
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,458
Median household income
$131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$157,661
Median home value
$530,100
Jobs located here
139,622
Daytime population
404,284Residents 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 Prince William 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

Other business types in Prince William 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 Prince William County, VA?

Prince William County has 8 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 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 Prince William County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $174.7M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $21.8M 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 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince William County 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 $21.8M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Prince William County would have about 13, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,422 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Prince William County scores 79 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #12 of 479 scored counties.

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