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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Idaho

Markets across Idaho ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
71
48 chain locations (68%)
Official establishments
67
+8.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$852.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$12M
13% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#25 of 50
Market score 53 · Upper middle

A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Idaho by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 oil change and quick-lube shops in Idaho. Chain locations make up 68% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Idaho comes to about $852.8M a year: $1,196 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $12M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in Idaho classed as oil change and lubrication shops, up 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 10,642 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Idaho.

Among 50 states, Idaho ranks #25 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Idaho, the Coeur d’Alene metro area scores highest (78). Among 4 scored counties, Kootenai County scores highest (78).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Idaho, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Idaho, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coeur d’Alene, ID7850.7$16.8M+11.0%#16 of 290
2Idaho Falls, ID6150.9$13.9M+9.8%#88 of 290
3Boise City, ID51381.2$9.5M+12.2%#150 of 290
4Twin Falls, ID4561.4$8.5M+8.1%#178 of 290
Logan, UT-IDNot scored40.8$15.9M+8.8%
Pocatello, IDNot scored41.2$9.4M+4.9%
Lewiston, ID-WANot scored31.1$10.4M+1.5%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Idaho, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Rexburg, IDNot scored10.6$22.4M+4.5%
Brigham City, UT-IDNot scored10.5$29.5M+12.6%
Ontario, OR-IDNot scored31.5$7.8M+5.0%
Sandpoint, IDNot scored10.5$23.1M+14.8%
Blackfoot, IDNot scored31.9$7.2M+6.4%
Burley, IDNot scored00.0n/a+6.2%
Moscow, IDNot scored10.6$17.7M+5.6%
Jackson, WY-IDNot scored10.7$18.2M+4.2%
Hailey, IDNot scored00.0n/a+6.1%
Mountain Home, IDNot scored21.8$6.3M+2.8%

Counties

Counties in Idaho, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kootenai County, ID7850.7$16.8M+11.0%#20 of 479
2Canyon County, ID63101.2$10.8M+18.1%#132 of 479
3Ada County, ID45281.4$8.3M+9.6%#304 of 479
4Twin Falls County, ID4161.7$6.6M+7.9%#333 of 479
Bonneville County, IDNot scored30.7$17.8M+8.9%
Bannock County, IDNot scored41.2$9.4M+4.9%
Madison County, IDNot scored10.8$16.2M+4.2%
Bonner County, IDNot scored10.5$23.1M+14.8%
Bingham County, IDNot scored31.9$7.2M+6.4%
Nez Perce County, IDNot scored21.2$10.1M+1.8%
Latah County, IDNot scored10.6$17.7M+5.6%
Jefferson County, IDNot scored11.0$15M+13.6%
Elmore County, IDNot scored21.8$6.3M+2.8%
Payette County, IDNot scored11.0$12M+8.8%
Cassia County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+6.6%
Jerome County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+8.6%
Blaine County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+4.8%
Minidoka County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+5.7%
Gem County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+13.0%
Idaho County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+7.7%
Gooding County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+5.1%
Franklin County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+11.2%
Fremont County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+5.9%
Shoshone County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Boundary County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+15.3%
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Counties in Idaho, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Owyhee County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+5.6%
Teton County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+12.9%
Valley County, IDNot scored12.3$5M+8.4%
Washington County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+9.7%
Benewah County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+9.7%
Clearwater County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+4.1%
Boise County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+11.5%
Lemhi County, IDNot scored12.9$4.3M+6.5%
Power County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+4.6%
Caribou County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+3.4%
Bear Lake County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+5.7%
Lincoln County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+9.1%
Oneida County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+11.4%
Adams County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+13.3%
Custer County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+8.6%
Lewis County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+4.8%
Butte County, IDNot scored19.3$1.2M+7.8%
Camas County, IDNot scored00.0n/a+21.7%
Clark County, IDNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Idaho?

Idaho has 71 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Idaho spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $852.8M a year, or $1,196 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12M 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 713,005 households in Idaho and national spending patterns by income.

How does Idaho compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Idaho has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Idaho would have about 62, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,642 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Idaho has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Idaho, the Coeur d’Alene metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 4 scored counties in Idaho, Kootenai County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Idaho scores 53 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #25 of 50 scored states.

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