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

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,108 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,107
−2.5% 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 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Emmet County. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

At $1,108 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Emmet County spend about $4.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.5M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Emmet County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Emmet County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Emmet 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 Emmet County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureEmmet CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.50.40.7
Spending per listing$4.5M$25.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,49514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,108$1,134$958
Median household income$63,730$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Emmet 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 Emmet County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,107−2.5% since 2020
Households
4,063
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$63,730
Average household income
$77,279
Median home value
$114,100
Jobs located here
3,241
Daytime population
8,094Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Iowa

Every Iowa market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Emmet 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
Emmet County, IANot scored12.5$4.5M−2.5%

Other business types in Emmet County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Emmet County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop 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 Emmet County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 4,063 households in Emmet County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Emmet County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Emmet County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Emmet County at 9,107 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,063 households. The median household income in Emmet County is $63,730 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Emmet County

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