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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Brown County, MN

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Brown County, MN, 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 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,109 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,517
−1.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Brown County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Brown County comes to about $12.2M a year: $1,109 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 Brown County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Brown County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Brown County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Brown County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Brown County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBrown CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.80.60.7
Spending per listing$6.1M$19.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a16,72414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,109$1,108$958
Median household income$69,378$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Brown 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 Brown County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,517−1.5% since 2020
Households
11,027
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
611 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$69,378+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,644
Median home value
$191,200
Jobs located here
13,020
Daytime population
27,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hennepin County, MN68220.4$23.8M+0.2%#84 of 479
2Dakota County, MN68130.7$15.3M+3.9%#90 of 479
3Anoka County, MN67120.9$13.4M+4.7%#97 of 479
4Washington County, MN67111.0$11.6M+6.9%#98 of 479
5Wright County, MN6350.9$14.3M+11.1%#126 of 479
6Stearns County, MN6350.8$14M+3.6%#127 of 479
7Ramsey County, MN6290.4$22.9M−1.8%#134 of 479
8St. Louis County, MN5270.8$13.2M+0.2%#239 of 479
Brown County, MNNot scored21.8$6.1M−1.5%

Other business types in Brown 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 Brown County, MN?

There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Brown County 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 Brown County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Brown County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $12.2M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 11,027 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brown County has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Brown County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Brown County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Brown County at 25,517 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,027 households. The median household income in Brown County is $69,378 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% 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. Brown County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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

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