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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Kootenai County, ID
How Kootenai County, ID 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 · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #20 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $84.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.8M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Kootenai County is 78 (high), #20 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for oil change and quick-lube shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Kootenai County. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Kootenai County comes to about $84.1M a year: $1,181 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $16.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% above 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Kootenai County in 2023. That is one for every 14,234 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $816K have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Kootenai County. Population estimates show Kootenai County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kootenai County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $16.8M | $12M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,234 | 10,642 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $816K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Kootenai County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kootenai County, ID | 78 | 5 | 0.7 | $16.8M | +11.0% | #20 of 479 |
| 2Canyon County, ID | 63 | 10 | 1.2 | $10.8M | +18.1% | #132 of 479 |
| 3Ada County, ID | 45 | 28 | 1.4 | $8.3M | +9.6% | #304 of 479 |
| 4Twin Falls County, ID | 41 | 6 | 1.7 | $6.6M | +7.9% | #333 of 479 |
Other business types in Kootenai 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 care58
- Auto repair shops62
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops77
- Oil change and quick lube78
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies42
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 Kootenai County, ID?
There are 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Kootenai County as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. 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 Kootenai County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $84.1M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16.8M 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 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Kootenai County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $16.8M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,234 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 78 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #20 of 479 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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