Employment
77,250
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 811191
NAICS 811191 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops - Industry Benchmarks
$35,384/yr average annual pay, with 487 SBA loans on record for NAICS 811191.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 77K
- Workers employed
- $35,384/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $351M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 811191
Texas leads Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 77K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $35,384/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $351M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops
Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
9,085 establishments employ 77,250 workers (8.5/location) at $35,384/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Michigan.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$35,384/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
9,085
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,550; establishment count increased by 391. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9,648 |
| California | 7,401 |
| Michigan | 3,285 |
| Illinois | 2,952 |
| Tennessee | 2,680 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,218 |
| Oregon | 1,809 |
| Indiana | 1,744 |
| Maryland | 1,344 |
| Colorado | 1,340 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
487
Total Loan Volume
$351M
Avg Loan Size
$721K
Jobs Supported
5,512
Program Breakdown
7(a) 404 (83%)
504 83 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
128 loans in this industry
New Business Share
41.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 80
2021 92
2022 85
2023 58
2024 82
2025 79
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 811191 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops?
9,085 business establishments. Together they employ 77,250 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops?
$35,384/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops employment?
Texas leads with 9,648 workers. California (7,401) and Michigan (3,285) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops receive?
Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops businesses received 487 SBA loans totaling $351 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $721K. These loans supported 5,512 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 67% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 9,085 establishments, 77,250 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 487 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 811191 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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