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Oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Charles County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Charles County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #255 of 479 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
19
19 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
20
−4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$193.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,199 a household
Spending per listing
$10.2M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
426,499
+4.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Charles County. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in St. Charles County spend about $193.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,199 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $10.2M per shop, 26% below 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 20 businesses with payroll in St. Charles County classed as oil change and lubrication shops, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 8,066 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Charles County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Charles County is 50 (upper middle), #255 of 479 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in Missouri.

How St. Charles 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.

Oil change and quick lube in St. Charles County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.80.7
Spending per listing$10.2M$13.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment8,06611,88714,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.8%+15.9%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,199$1,058$958
Median household income$104,692$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 20−4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
229
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1919 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles County

Population, 2025 estimate
426,499+4.9% since 2020
Households
161,311
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
740
Median household income
$104,692+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,305
Median home value
$320,800
Jobs located here
167,185
Daytime population
365,581Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with St. Charles County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, MO6951.2$10.8M+7.1%#82 of 479
2Jefferson County, MO6091.0$11.8M+2.7%#159 of 479
3Jackson County, MO52220.7$13.3M+2.1%#238 of 479
4Franklin County, MO5151.2$10.2M+3.1%#249 of 479
5St. Charles County, MO50191.2$10.2M+4.9%#255 of 479
6St. Louis city, MO4870.5$14.5M−7.4%#265 of 479
7Clay County, MO48111.1$10.3M+4.3%#270 of 479
8Greene County, MO46120.9$10.7M+3.3%#288 of 479
9St. Louis County, MO45310.7$13.5M−1.2%#298 of 479
10Jasper County, MO3091.8$5.6M+3.7%#406 of 479

Other business types in St. Charles County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in St. Charles County, MO?

St. Charles County has 19 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Charles County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $193.4M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.2M 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 161,311 households in St. Charles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Charles County, MO compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

St. Charles County has 1.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, St. Charles County would have about 14, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,066 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles County, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles County at 426,499 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,311 households. The median household income in St. Charles County is $104,692 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. St. Charles County scores 50 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #255 of 479 scored counties.

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