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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Livingston County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Livingston County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #175 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 22 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,252 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,315
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Livingston County spend about $95.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,252 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That works out to $16M per shop, 16% 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.
Livingston County has 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Livingston County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 8,494 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Livingston County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Livingston County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #175 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 22 scored counties in Michigan.
How Livingston 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 | Livingston County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $7.8M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,494 | 7,824 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,252 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,039 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,315+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 76,445
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 346
- Median household income
- $103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,893
- Median home value
- $356,800
- Jobs located here
- 61,513
- Daytime population
- 172,103Residents 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 Livingston 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 Livingston 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 care76
- Auto repair shops78
- Collision repair and body shops77
- Car washes and detailing75
- Tire shops85
- Oil change and quick lube58
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies32
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 Livingston County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in Livingston County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Livingston County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $95.7M a year, or $1,252 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16M 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 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, MI compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Livingston County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $16M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Livingston County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,494 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 58 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #175 of 479 scored counties.
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