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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Black Hawk County, IA

How Black Hawk County, IA 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
$58.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
Spending per listing
$19.4M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,532
+0.4% since 2020

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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

Households in Black Hawk County spend about $58.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,067 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $19.4M per shop, 41% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

There are 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Black Hawk County as of September 2026. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Black Hawk County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Black Hawk County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Black Hawk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Black Hawk County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Black Hawk County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureBlack Hawk CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.40.7
Spending per listing$19.4M$25.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,49514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,067$1,134$958
Median household income$66,417$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored77

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
4The 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 Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County

Population, 2025 estimate
131,532+0.4% since 2020
Households
54,563
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
232
Median household income
$66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,158
Median home value
$188,900
Jobs located here
75,052
Daytime population
146,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Black Hawk County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, IA80110.5$20.1M+4.8%#7 of 479
2Linn County, IA6960.6$17.5M+0.7%#78 of 479
3Scott County, IA5350.7$15.5M+0.4%#223 of 479
Black Hawk County, IANot scored30.5$19.4M+0.4%

Other business types in Black Hawk County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Black Hawk County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Black Hawk County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Black Hawk County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Black Hawk County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $58.2M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $19.4M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Black Hawk County has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $19.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk 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.

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