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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Stearns County, MN
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Stearns County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #127 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,136 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,110
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Stearns County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Stearns County comes to about $69.8M a year: $1,136 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $14M per shop, 2% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Stearns County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 12,281 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Stearns County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Stearns County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #127 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Stearns 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 | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $14M | $19.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,281 | 16,724 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,136 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,066 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Stearns 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 Stearns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,110+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,403
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $77,066+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,367
- Median home value
- $273,400
- Jobs located here
- 83,579
- Daytime population
- 169,051Residents 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 Stearns 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 Stearns 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 care53
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops79
- Oil change and quick lube63
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies22
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 Stearns County, MN?
Stearns County has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) 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 Stearns County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $69.8M a year, or $1,136 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $14M 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 61,403 households in Stearns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stearns County, MN compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Stearns 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 $14M, 2% 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 12,281 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Stearns County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Stearns County at 164,110 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,403 households. The median household income in Stearns County is $77,066 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Stearns County scores 63 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #127 of 479 scored counties.
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