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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Berkeley County, WV
How Berkeley County, WV 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.6M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,522
- +13.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Berkeley County comes to about $50.3M a year: $986 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $12.6M per shop, 8% 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 Berkeley County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Berkeley County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 10,204 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $900K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Berkeley County.
Population estimates put the population change in Berkeley County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Berkeley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Berkeley County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Berkeley County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $12.6M | $11M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,204 | 17,772 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $986 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,815 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $744K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $900K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,522+13.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,021
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,580
- Median home value
- $266,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,190
- Daytime population
- 104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kanawha County, WV | 9 | 13 | 1.7 | $4.4M | −4.3% | #475 of 479 |
| 2Harrison County, WV | 9 | 5 | 1.9 | $4.2M | −2.5% | #476 of 479 |
| 3Cabell County, WV | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | $4.9M | −3.2% | #479 of 479 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 0.8 | $12.6M | +13.7% |
Other business types in Berkeley 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 care72
- Auto repair shops66
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing79
- Tire shops85
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations92
- Insurance agencies92
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 Berkeley County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in Berkeley County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Berkeley County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $50.3M a year, or $986 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.6M 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 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Berkeley County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12.6M, 8% 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 10,204 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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