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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Scott County, IA
How Scott 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #223 of 479 scored counties
#3 of 3 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,057 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.5M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,259
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Scott County comes to about $77.3M a year: $1,057 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $15.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% 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.
There are 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 80%, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 10,447 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #223 of 479 scored counties and #3 of 3 scored counties in Iowa.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $15.5M | $25.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,447 | 23,495 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,057 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,277 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,259+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,132
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 381
- Median household income
- $78,277+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,843
- Median home value
- $222,000
- Jobs located here
- 89,900
- Daytime population
- 184,795Residents 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 Scott 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 Scott 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 care54
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube53
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies21
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 Scott County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Scott County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Scott County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $77.3M a year, or $1,057 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $15.5M 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 73,132 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Scott County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $15.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Scott County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,447 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 175,259 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,132 households. Median household income in Scott County is $78,277, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Scott County scores 53 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #223 of 479 scored counties.
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