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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Marion County, MO
How Marion County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
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
- $11.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 28,525
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Marion County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.
At $1,043 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $11.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $11.8M per shop. 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 3 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 3,774 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.8M | $13.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,774 | 11,887 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,043 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,903 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $448K
- 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,525+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,323
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $62,903+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,181
- Median home value
- $162,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,711
- Daytime population
- 28,078Residents 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 Marion 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 |
| Marion County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $11.8M | +0.2% |
Other business types in Marion 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 care29
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops29
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops35
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations14
- 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 Marion County, MO?
There is 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings in Marion County 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 Marion County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.8M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $11.8M 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 11,323 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, MO compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Marion 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 3,774 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 28,525 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,323 households. The median household income in Marion County is $62,903 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Marion 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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