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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Chelan County, WA
How Chelan County, WA 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 3 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,139 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Chelan County. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Chelan County comes to about $35.9M a year: $1,139 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $12M per shop, 13% below 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Chelan County in 2023. That is one for every 10,507 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chelan County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Chelan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Chelan County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $12M | $15.5M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,507 | 13,805 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,139 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kitsap County, WA | 81 | 5 | 0.5 | $25.7M | +2.7% | #4 of 479 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 75 | 14 | 0.7 | $16.4M | +5.3% | #34 of 479 |
| 3King County, WA | 71 | 45 | 0.5 | $20.5M | +3.1% | #57 of 479 |
| 4Pierce County, WA | 70 | 22 | 0.6 | $18.5M | +2.5% | #70 of 479 |
| 5Whatcom County, WA | 66 | 7 | 0.7 | $15M | +3.9% | #104 of 479 |
| 6Snohomish County, WA | 66 | 28 | 0.9 | $13.5M | +4.9% | #106 of 479 |
| 7Thurston County, WA | 58 | 9 | 0.8 | $14.8M | +2.8% | #176 of 479 |
| 8Benton County, WA | 56 | 9 | 1.2 | $10M | +6.9% | #206 of 479 |
| 9Skagit County, WA | 52 | 7 | 1.3 | $9.2M | +2.4% | #242 of 479 |
| 10Yakima County, WA | 50 | 9 | 1.0 | $11.5M | +1.0% | #253 of 479 |
| Chelan County, WA | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $12M | +3.3% |
Other business types in Chelan 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 care52
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies39
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 Chelan County, WA?
Chelan County has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.9M a year, or $1,139 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12M 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 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Chelan County has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,507 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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