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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Howell County, MO
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Howell County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 1 chain location (100%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.6M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 40,798
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Howell County. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households.
At $1,101 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Howell County spend about $17.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $17.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Howell County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,322 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howell County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Howell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Howell 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 | Howell County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $17.6M | $13.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,322 | 11,887 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,101 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,993 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Howell 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 Howell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,798+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,965
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,539
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,317
- Daytime population
- 40,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Howell County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $17.6M | +2.5% |
Other business types in Howell 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 care30
- Auto repair shops29
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies21
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 Howell County, MO?
Howell County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Howell County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $17.6M 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 15,965 households in Howell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howell County, MO compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Howell County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. 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 5,322 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Howell County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howell County at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in Howell County is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Howell County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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