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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Clark County, WA

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Clark County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #34 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Washington

Listings
14
14 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$229.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,169 a household
Spending per listing
$16.4M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
532,119
+5.3% 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

Clark County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #34 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for oil change and quick-lube shops.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Clark County comes to about $229.1M a year: $1,169 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $16.4M per shop, 19% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

There are 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Clark County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 15,078 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Clark 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Clark County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.70.7
Spending per listing$16.4M$15.5M$13.7M
Households per official establishment15,07813,80514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,169$1,104$958
Median household income$97,536$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score7560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
188
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1414 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
532,119+5.3% since 2020
Households
196,017
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
823
Median household income
$97,536+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,385
Median home value
$522,900
Jobs located here
180,756
Daytime population
458,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kitsap County, WA8150.5$25.7M+2.7%#4 of 479
2Clark County, WA75140.7$16.4M+5.3%#34 of 479
3King County, WA71450.5$20.5M+3.1%#57 of 479
4Pierce County, WA70220.6$18.5M+2.5%#70 of 479
5Whatcom County, WA6670.7$15M+3.9%#104 of 479
6Snohomish County, WA66280.9$13.5M+4.9%#106 of 479
7Thurston County, WA5890.8$14.8M+2.8%#176 of 479
8Benton County, WA5691.2$10M+6.9%#206 of 479
9Skagit County, WA5271.3$9.2M+2.4%#242 of 479
10Yakima County, WA5091.0$11.5M+1.0%#253 of 479

Other business types in Clark 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 Clark County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 oil change and quick-lube shops in Clark County. 14 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Clark County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $229.1M a year, or $1,169 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16.4M 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 196,017 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, WA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Clark County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $16.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Clark County would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,078 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 532,119 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 196,017 households. Median household income in Clark County is $97,536, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Clark County scores 75 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #34 of 479 scored counties.

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 Clark County

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