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

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Dickinson 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 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,198 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,077
+1.7% 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

At $1,198 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Dickinson County spend about $10.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $10.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

Dickinson County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Dickinson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Dickinson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dickinson 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 Dickinson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDickinson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.10.40.7
Spending per listing$10.6M$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+1.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,198$1,134$958
Median household income$75,432$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
11 chain location
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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,077+1.7% since 2020
Households
8,845
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$75,432+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,164
Median home value
$270,700
Jobs located here
10,412
Daytime population
20,071Residents 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 Dickinson 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
Dickinson County, IANot scored11.1$10.6M+1.7%

Other business types in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Dickinson County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Dickinson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.6M a year, or $1,198 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 8,845 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dickinson County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending.

How fast is Dickinson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Dickinson County at 18,077 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,845 households. Median household income in Dickinson County is $75,432, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Dickinson County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Dickinson County

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