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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Polk County, IA
How Polk County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #7 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 11
- 9 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $221.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.1M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 516,546
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Polk County is 80 (high), #7 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for oil change and quick-lube shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 oil change and quick-lube shops in Polk County. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Polk County comes to about $221.6M a year: $1,079 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $20.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 47% above 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 20,536 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $20.1M | $25.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,536 | 23,495 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,079 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,576 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 516,546+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 205,358
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 879
- Median household income
- $83,576+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,398
- Median home value
- $262,100
- Jobs located here
- 309,340
- Daytime population
- 566,731Residents 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 Polk 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 |
Other business types in Polk County
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 care68
- Auto repair shops70
- Collision repair and body shops76
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops66
- Oil change and quick lube80
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies23
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 Polk County, IA?
Polk County has 11 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $221.6M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $20.1M 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 205,358 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, IA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Polk County has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $20.1M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Polk County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,536 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 516,546 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,358 households. The median household income in Polk County is $83,576 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Polk County scores 80 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #7 of 479 scored counties.
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