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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the St. Cloud, MN metro area
How the St. Cloud, MN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #55 of 290 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $88.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,129 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.7M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 205,854
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,129 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in the St. Cloud metro area spend about $88.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $14.7M per shop, 7% 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.
The St. Cloud metro area has 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the St. Cloud metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 15,624 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the St. Cloud metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the St. Cloud metro area is 68 (upper middle), #55 of 290 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the St. Cloud metro area 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 | St. Cloud metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $14.7M | $19.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,624 | 16,724 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,129 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,497 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- 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
- 6The 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 the St. Cloud metro area, 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 the St. Cloud metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 205,854+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 78,122
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 116
- Median household income
- $76,497+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,113
- Median home value
- $272,800
- Jobs located here
- 101,570
- Daytime population
- 207,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the St. Cloud metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 87 | 8 | 0.7 | $17.6M | +9.5% | #1 of 290 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 83 | 5 | 0.5 | $22.9M | +7.7% | #5 of 290 |
| 1Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 72 | 84 | 0.6 | $19.2M | +2.6% | #38 of 290 |
| 2St. Cloud, MN | 68 | 6 | 0.8 | $14.7M | +3.0% | #55 of 290 |
| 3Duluth, MN-WI | 52 | 11 | 0.9 | $11.8M | +0.2% | #145 of 290 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 33 | 5 | 1.1 | $9.1M | +0.8% | #228 of 290 |
Other business types in the St. Cloud metro area
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 care47
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops40
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops71
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies20
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 the St. Cloud, MN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in the St. Cloud metro area. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the St. Cloud, MN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $88.2M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $14.7M 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 78,122 households in the St. Cloud metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the St. Cloud, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The St. Cloud metro area 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 $14.7M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,624 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the St. Cloud, MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the St. Cloud metro area at 205,854 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,122 households. Median household income in the St. Cloud metro area is $76,497, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The St. Cloud metro area scores 68 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #55 of 290 scored metro areas.
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