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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Buchanan County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Buchanan County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,258 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 20,883
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,258 per household (31% above the U.S. average), households in Buchanan County spend about $10.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no oil change and quick-lube shops in Buchanan County. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Buchanan County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Buchanan County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Buchanan County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Buchanan 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.
| Measure | Buchanan County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $25.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 23,495 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,258 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,236 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 77 |
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
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,883+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,252
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $78,236+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,957
- Median home value
- $176,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,604
- Daytime population
- 17,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Buchanan County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, IA | 80 | 11 | 0.5 | $20.1M | +4.8% | #7 of 479 |
| 2Linn County, IA | 69 | 6 | 0.6 | $17.5M | +0.7% | #78 of 479 |
| 3Scott County, IA | 53 | 5 | 0.7 | $15.5M | +0.4% | #223 of 479 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% |
Other business types in Buchanan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Buchanan County, IA?
There are no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Buchanan County 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 Buchanan County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Buchanan County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.4M a year, or $1,258 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 8,252 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buchanan County, IA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Buchanan County has no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Buchanan County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buchanan County at 20,883 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,252 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $78,236, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. Buchanan County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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