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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Van Buren County, MI

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Van Buren County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$33.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,084 a household
Spending per listing
$11.1M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,071
+0.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Van Buren County. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in Van Buren County spend about $33.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,084 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $11.1M per shop, 19% 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 Van Buren County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Van Buren County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Van Buren County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureVan Buren CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.30.7
Spending per listing$11.1M$7.8M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,82414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,084$1,022$958
Median household income$68,114$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored15

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
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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,071+0.7% since 2020
Households
30,622
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$68,114+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,909
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,397
Daytime population
64,659Residents 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 Van Buren 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
Van Buren County, MINot scored31.0$11.1M+0.7%

Other business types in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, MI?

Van Buren County has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Van Buren County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $33.2M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.1M 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 30,622 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Buren County 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 $11.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Van Buren County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Van Buren County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Van Buren County at 76,071 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,622 households. The median household income in Van Buren County is $68,114 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Van Buren 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Van Buren County

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