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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Allegan County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Allegan County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #182 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 22 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,188
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Allegan County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $1,197 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Allegan County spend about $54.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $10.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Allegan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Allegan County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Allegan County is 58 (upper middle), #182 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 22 scored counties in Michigan.
How Allegan County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Allegan County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.9M | $7.8M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,824 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,197 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,283 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 15 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Allegan 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 Allegan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,188+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,522
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,889
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,851
- Daytime population
- 107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Allegan County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 58 | 6 | 0.8 | $16M | +1.7% | #175 of 479 |
| 2Allegan County, MI | 58 | 5 | 1.1 | $10.9M | +2.1% | #182 of 479 |
| 3Ottawa County, MI | 53 | 19 | 1.7 | $6.9M | +3.9% | #235 of 479 |
| 4Lapeer County, MI | 44 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.3M | +1.0% | #311 of 479 |
| 5St. Clair County, MI | 36 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.4M | +0.1% | #362 of 479 |
| 6Washtenaw County, MI | 35 | 17 | 1.1 | $9.1M | −0.4% | #369 of 479 |
| 7Muskegon County, MI | 35 | 15 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +1.8% | #376 of 479 |
| 8Grand Traverse County, MI | 34 | 7 | 1.7 | $6.2M | +1.4% | #380 of 479 |
| 9Saginaw County, MI | 33 | 7 | 0.9 | $11.1M | −1.1% | #382 of 479 |
| 10Monroe County, MI | 33 | 9 | 1.4 | $7.9M | +0.7% | #385 of 479 |
Other business types in Allegan 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 care55
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops82
- Oil change and quick lube58
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies63
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 Allegan County, MI?
There are 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Allegan County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Allegan County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $54.5M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Allegan County has 1.1 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Allegan County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Allegan County scores 58 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #182 of 479 scored counties.
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