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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Roanoke County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Roanoke County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #427 of 479 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 6 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $38.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,150
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Roanoke County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #427 of 479 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Roanoke County spend about $38.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $975 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 53% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Roanoke County has 6 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. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Roanoke County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Roanoke County. Population estimates show Roanoke County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Roanoke 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.
| Measure | Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $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 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $975 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,709 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 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
- 66 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,150+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,725
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 387
- Median household income
- $83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,750
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 38,065
- Daytime population
- 88,794Residents 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 Roanoke County 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 Roanoke County
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 care69
- Auto repair shops72
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube26
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies37
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 Roanoke County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in Roanoke County. 6 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Roanoke County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Roanoke County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.7M a year, or $975 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Roanoke County has 1.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $6.5M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Roanoke County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Roanoke County scores 26 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #427 of 479 scored counties.
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