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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Mercer County, WV
How Mercer 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $823 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,503
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Mercer County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Mercer County comes to about $19.9M a year: $823 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 52% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Mercer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Mercer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $11M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 17,772 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $823 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,210 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
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
- 32 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,503−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,224
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $53,210+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,510
- Median home value
- $121,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,809
- Daytime population
- 57,149Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Mercer County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 1.2 | $6.6M | −3.4% |
Other business types in Mercer 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 care23
- Auto repair shops22
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops33
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies53
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 Mercer County, WV?
Mercer 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. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mercer County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.9M a year, or $823 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 24,224 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, WV compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Mercer County has 1.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $6.6M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Mercer County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Mercer County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 57,503 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,224 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $53,210 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Mercer 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.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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