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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Flint, MI metro area
How the Flint, MI 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 · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #244 of 290 scored metro areas
#7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 7 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $164.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $981 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,093
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Flint metro area scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #244 of 290 scored metro areas and #7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Flint metro area. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Flint metro area comes to about $164.1M a year: $981 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $10.3M per shop, 25% 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.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Flint metro area in 2023. That is one for every 8,367 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Flint metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Flint metro area 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 | Flint metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $7.8M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,367 | 7,824 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $981 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,281 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 167 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Flint 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 Flint metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,093−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 167,334
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 633
- Median household income
- $62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,062
- Median home value
- $182,400
- Jobs located here
- 125,696
- Daytime population
- 375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Flint metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 71 | 6 | 0.5 | $21.5M | +0.1% | #42 of 290 |
| 1Traverse City, MI | 42 | 8 | 1.2 | $9M | +2.2% | #194 of 290 |
| 2Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 35 | 71 | 1.6 | $6.8M | +2.8% | #225 of 290 |
| 3Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 34 | 15 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +1.8% | #227 of 290 |
| 4Ann Arbor, MI | 33 | 17 | 1.1 | $9.1M | −0.4% | #229 of 290 |
| 5Saginaw, MI | 32 | 7 | 0.9 | $11.1M | −1.1% | #231 of 290 |
| 6Monroe, MI | 30 | 9 | 1.4 | $7.9M | +0.7% | #242 of 290 |
| 7Flint, MI | 29 | 16 | 1.0 | $10.3M | −1.1% | #244 of 290 |
| 8Jackson, MI | 27 | 7 | 1.1 | $9.1M | −0.4% | #250 of 290 |
| 9Battle Creek, MI | 25 | 6 | 1.1 | $8.7M | −0.6% | #256 of 290 |
Other business types in the Flint 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 care44
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube29
- Gas stations24
- Insurance agencies43
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 Flint, MI metro area?
The Flint metro area has 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Flint, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $164.1M a year, or $981 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 167,334 households in the Flint metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flint, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Flint metro area has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Flint metro area would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,367 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Flint, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flint metro area at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in the Flint metro area is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. The Flint metro area scores 29 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #244 of 290 scored metro areas.
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