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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area
How the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.3M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,738
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Sioux City metro area. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $1,152 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in the Sioux City metro area spend about $63.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $21.3M per shop, 55% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Sioux City metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 18,489 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sioux City metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Sioux City metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Sioux City 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 | Sioux City metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $21.3M | $25.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,489 | 23,495 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,152 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,192 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $706K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 the Sioux City 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 Sioux City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,738+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,468
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $75,192
- Average household income
- $95,336
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 75,324
- Daytime population
- 149,603Residents 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 Sioux City 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 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Not scored | 3 | 0.5 | $21.3M | +1.0% |
Other business types in the Sioux City 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 care47
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies17
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 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area?
There are 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Sioux City metro area as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.9M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $21.3M 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 55,468 households in the Sioux City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Sioux City metro area 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 $21.3M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Sioux City metro area would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,489 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux City metro area at 145,738 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,468 households. The median household income in the Sioux City metro area is $75,192 a year, 7% 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 Sioux City metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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