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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Carver County, MN
How Carver County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 2 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $26.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 114,379
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Carver County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.
At $1,302 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Carver County spend about $53.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 2 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $26.8M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Carver County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 13,725 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Carver County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Carver County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Carver 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.
| Measure | Carver County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $26.8M | $19.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,725 | 16,724 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,302 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $125,946 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Carver 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 Carver County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,379+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 41,175
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 354 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $125,946+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $159,987
- Median home value
- $453,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,239
- Daytime population
- 88,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hennepin County, MN | 68 | 22 | 0.4 | $23.8M | +0.2% | #84 of 479 |
| 2Dakota County, MN | 68 | 13 | 0.7 | $15.3M | +3.9% | #90 of 479 |
| 3Anoka County, MN | 67 | 12 | 0.9 | $13.4M | +4.7% | #97 of 479 |
| 4Washington County, MN | 67 | 11 | 1.0 | $11.6M | +6.9% | #98 of 479 |
| 5Wright County, MN | 63 | 5 | 0.9 | $14.3M | +11.1% | #126 of 479 |
| 6Stearns County, MN | 63 | 5 | 0.8 | $14M | +3.6% | #127 of 479 |
| 7Ramsey County, MN | 62 | 9 | 0.4 | $22.9M | −1.8% | #134 of 479 |
| 8St. Louis County, MN | 52 | 7 | 0.8 | $13.2M | +0.2% | #239 of 479 |
| Carver County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $26.8M | +6.6% |
Other business types in Carver 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 care86
- Auto repair shops83
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing89
- Tire shops93
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations88
- Insurance agencies35
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 Carver County, MN?
There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Carver County as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Carver County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $53.6M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $26.8M 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 41,175 households in Carver County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carver County, MN compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Carver 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, Carver County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,725 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Carver County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Carver County at 114,379 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,175 households. The median household income in Carver County is $125,946 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Carver 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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