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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,215
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Cape Girardeau metro area comes to about $41.2M a year: $1,077 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $10.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 25% 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.
The Cape Girardeau metro area has 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Cape Girardeau metro area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 9,575 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Cape Girardeau metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Cape Girardeau metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Cape Girardeau metro area compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cape Girardeau metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $13.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,575 | 11,887 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,077 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,759 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,215+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 38,299
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,432 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $66,759+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,168
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 42,124
- Daytime population
- 96,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Cape Girardeau metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson City, MO | 69 | 5 | 0.9 | $13.6M | +2.2% | #51 of 290 |
| 2Kansas City, MO-KS | 65 | 64 | 0.7 | $15.3M | +3.4% | #66 of 290 |
| 3Springfield, MO | 52 | 19 | 1.0 | $11M | +5.1% | #146 of 290 |
| 4St. Louis, MO-IL | 47 | 101 | 0.9 | $12M | −0.2% | #168 of 290 |
| 5Joplin, MO-KS | 37 | 10 | 1.3 | $8.6M | +3.9% | #215 of 290 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | Not scored | 4 | 1.0 | $10.3M | +1.7% |
Other business types in the Cape Girardeau 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 care36
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies14
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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Cape Girardeau metro area. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $41.2M a year, or $1,077 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 38,299 households in the Cape Girardeau metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Cape Girardeau metro area has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Cape Girardeau metro area would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,575 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cape Girardeau metro area at 99,215 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,299 households. Median household income in the Cape Girardeau metro area is $66,759, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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 Cape Girardeau metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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