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Oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis County, MN
The oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #239 of 479 scored counties
#8 of 8 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 5 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $92.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.2M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Louis County comes to about $92.4M a year: $1,060 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
St. Louis County has 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations, 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in St. Louis County in 2023. That is one for every 12,445 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #239 of 479 scored counties and #8 of 8 scored counties in Minnesota.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13.2M | $19.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,445 | 16,724 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,060 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 75 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with St. Louis County marked.
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 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 care55
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing75
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube52
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies29
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 St. Louis County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis County. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $92.4M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.2M 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 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
St. Louis 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 $13.2M, 4% below 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 12,445 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 52 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #239 of 479 scored counties.
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