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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Walla Walla, WA metro area

The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Walla Walla, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,107 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,361
−0.4% 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

Households in the Walla Walla metro area spend about $26M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,107 per household, 16% 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.

There are 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Walla Walla metro area as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in the Walla Walla metro area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Walla Walla metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Walla Walla metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Walla Walla metro area 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 Walla Walla, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWalla Walla metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.70.70.7
Spending per listing$6.5M$15.5M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,80514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,107$1,104$958
Median household income$74,202$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

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
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 the Walla Walla metro area, 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 the Walla Walla metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
62,361−0.4% since 2020
Households
23,447
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,236
Median home value
$408,900
Jobs located here
26,913
Daytime population
66,232Residents 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 metro areas in Washington for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Walla Walla metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA8150.5$25.7M+2.7%#8 of 290
2Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA71950.6$18M+3.3%#43 of 290
3Kennewick-Richland, WA68100.9$12.9M+6.5%#56 of 290
4Bellingham, WA6770.7$15M+3.9%#59 of 290
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA62590.6$17.9M+1.0%#81 of 290
5Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA5790.8$14.8M+2.8%#112 of 290
6Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA5361.3$9.4M+5.0%#141 of 290
7Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA5071.3$9.2M+2.4%#155 of 290
8Yakima, WA4991.0$11.5M+1.0%#157 of 290
9Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA43281.2$9.2M+3.5%#188 of 290
Walla Walla, WANot scored41.7$6.5M−0.4%

Other business types in the Walla Walla metro area

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 the Walla Walla, WA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Walla Walla metro area. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in the Walla Walla metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Walla Walla, WA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $26M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 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 23,447 households in the Walla Walla metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Walla Walla, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Walla Walla metro area has 1.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.4 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, the Walla Walla metro area would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is the Walla Walla, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Walla Walla metro area at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in the Walla Walla metro area is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Walla Walla metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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