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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Isabella County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Isabella County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $997 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,691
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Isabella County spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $997 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.3M per shop, 40% below 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 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Isabella County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Isabella County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,229 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Isabella County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Isabella County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Isabella 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Isabella County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIsabella CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.30.7
Spending per listing$8.3M$7.8M$13.7M
Households per official establishment6,2297,82414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$997$1,022$958
Median household income$55,237$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored15

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
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
2The 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 Isabella 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 Isabella County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,691+0.3% since 2020
Households
24,914
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
573 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$55,237+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,389
Median home value
$170,400
Jobs located here
26,182
Daytime population
67,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Isabella County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI5860.8$16M+1.7%#175 of 479
2Allegan County, MI5851.1$10.9M+2.1%#182 of 479
3Ottawa County, MI53191.7$6.9M+3.9%#235 of 479
4Lapeer County, MI4451.4$8.3M+1.0%#311 of 479
5St. Clair County, MI3671.0$10.4M+0.1%#362 of 479
6Washtenaw County, MI35171.1$9.1M−0.4%#369 of 479
7Muskegon County, MI35152.2$4.6M+1.8%#376 of 479
8Grand Traverse County, MI3471.7$6.2M+1.4%#380 of 479
9Saginaw County, MI3370.9$11.1M−1.1%#382 of 479
10Monroe County, MI3391.4$7.9M+0.7%#385 of 479
Isabella County, MINot scored31.2$8.3M+0.3%

Other business types in Isabella County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Isabella County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Isabella County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Isabella County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $24.8M a year, or $997 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 24,914 households in Isabella County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Isabella County, MI compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Isabella County has 1.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $8.3M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Isabella County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,229 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Isabella County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Isabella County at 64,691 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,914 households. Median household income in Isabella County is $55,237, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Isabella County 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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