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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Pocatello, ID metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Pocatello, ID metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,123 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,591
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Pocatello metro area. 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 the Pocatello metro area comes to about $37.7M a year: $1,123 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.4M per shop, 31% 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 the Pocatello metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Pocatello metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Pocatello metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Pocatello metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Pocatello metro area 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 | Pocatello metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $12M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,642 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,123 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,499 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
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
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Pocatello metro area, 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 the Pocatello metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,591+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,590
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,113 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $66,499
- Average household income
- $87,434
- Median home value
- $300,700
- Jobs located here
- 35,810
- Daytime population
- 86,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coeur d’Alene, ID | 78 | 5 | 0.7 | $16.8M | +11.0% | #16 of 290 |
| 2Idaho Falls, ID | 61 | 5 | 0.9 | $13.9M | +9.8% | #88 of 290 |
| 3Boise City, ID | 51 | 38 | 1.2 | $9.5M | +12.2% | #150 of 290 |
| 4Twin Falls, ID | 45 | 6 | 1.4 | $8.5M | +8.1% | #178 of 290 |
| Pocatello, ID | Not scored | 4 | 1.2 | $9.4M | +4.9% |
Other business types in the Pocatello metro area
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 care55
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies38
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 the Pocatello, ID metro area?
The Pocatello metro area has 4 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 the Pocatello metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Pocatello, ID metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.7M a year, or $1,123 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.4M 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 33,590 households in the Pocatello metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pocatello, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Pocatello metro area 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 $9.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Pocatello metro area would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is the Pocatello, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pocatello metro area at 91,591 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,590 households. The median household income in the Pocatello metro area is $66,499 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Pocatello metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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