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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Dallas County, IA

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Dallas County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$51.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,203 a household
Spending per listing
$12.8M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,457
+17.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in Dallas County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $1,203 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $51.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 4 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $12.8M per shop, 7% 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 Dallas County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Dallas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dallas 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 Dallas County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.40.7
Spending per listing$12.8M$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+17.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,203$1,134$958
Median household income$102,379$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
43 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County

Population, 2025 estimate
118,457+17.8% since 2020
Households
42,471
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
184
Median household income
$102,379+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,324
Median home value
$355,600
Jobs located here
53,926
Daytime population
106,998Residents 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 Dallas 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
Dallas County, IANot scored40.9$12.8M+17.8%

Other business types in Dallas 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 Dallas County, IA?

Dallas County 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 Dallas County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $51.1M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.8M 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 42,471 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dallas County has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending.

How fast is Dallas County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 118,457 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,471 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $102,379 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Dallas County 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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