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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Clay County, MO
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Clay County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #270 of 479 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 10 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $113.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,032
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clay County spend about $113.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,109 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $10.3M per shop, 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.
There are 11 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Clay County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 8,514 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Clay County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #270 of 479 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in Missouri.
How Clay County 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 | Clay County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $13.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,514 | 11,887 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,109 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,468 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,032+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,171
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 649
- Median household income
- $88,468+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,962
- Median home value
- $275,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,697
- Daytime population
- 242,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, MO | 69 | 5 | 1.2 | $10.8M | +7.1% | #82 of 479 |
| 2Jefferson County, MO | 60 | 9 | 1.0 | $11.8M | +2.7% | #159 of 479 |
| 3Jackson County, MO | 52 | 22 | 0.7 | $13.3M | +2.1% | #238 of 479 |
| 4Franklin County, MO | 51 | 5 | 1.2 | $10.2M | +3.1% | #249 of 479 |
| 5St. Charles County, MO | 50 | 19 | 1.2 | $10.2M | +4.9% | #255 of 479 |
| 6St. Louis city, MO | 48 | 7 | 0.5 | $14.5M | −7.4% | #265 of 479 |
| 7Clay County, MO | 48 | 11 | 1.1 | $10.3M | +4.3% | #270 of 479 |
| 8Greene County, MO | 46 | 12 | 0.9 | $10.7M | +3.3% | #288 of 479 |
| 9St. Louis County, MO | 45 | 31 | 0.7 | $13.5M | −1.2% | #298 of 479 |
| 10Jasper County, MO | 30 | 9 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +3.7% | #406 of 479 |
Other business types in Clay 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 care69
- Auto repair shops72
- Collision repair and body shops73
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops77
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies24
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 Clay County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 oil change and quick-lube shops in Clay County. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $113.4M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 102,171 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MO compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Clay County has 1.1 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% 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, Clay County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,514 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 265,032 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 102,171 households. Median household income in Clay County is $88,468, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Clay County scores 48 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #270 of 479 scored counties.
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