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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #3 of 290 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 17
- 14 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $331.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.5M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 758,539
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
For oil change and quick-lube shops, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #3 of 290 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for oil change and quick-lube shops.
At $1,124 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area spend about $331.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $19.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 42% 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.
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 18,426 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area 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 | Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $19.5M | $25.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,426 | 23,495 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,124 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,890 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 758,539+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 294,814
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $85,890+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,632
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 392,636
- Daytime population
- 765,807Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 85 | 15 | 0.4 | $28.7M | +4.2% | #2 of 290 |
| 1Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 84 | 17 | 0.6 | $19.5M | +6.7% | #3 of 290 |
| 2Cedar Rapids, IA | 78 | 6 | 0.5 | $21.4M | +1.0% | #13 of 290 |
| 3Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 30 | 19 | 1.2 | $8.8M | −0.9% | #241 of 290 |
Other business types in the Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 care76
- Auto repair shops79
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing50
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube84
- Gas stations70
- Insurance agencies26
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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area. 14 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $331.4M a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $19.5M 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 294,814 households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 0.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $19.5M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area would have about 24, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,426 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area at 758,539 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 294,814 households. Median household income in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area is $85,890, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scores 84 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #3 of 290 scored metro areas.
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