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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area

The oil change and quick-lube shops in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$50.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,080 a household
Spending per listing
$12.7M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,170
−2.0% 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 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in the St. Joseph metro area. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $1,080 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the St. Joseph metro area spend about $50.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $12.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the St. Joseph metro area in 2023. That is one for every 9,377 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the St. Joseph metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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.

Oil change and quick lube in St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Joseph metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.80.7
Spending per listing$12.7M$13.3M$13.7M
Households per official establishment9,37711,88714,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.9%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,080$1,058$958
Median household income$65,005$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
119,170−2.0% since 2020
Households
46,883
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,656 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$65,005+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,665
Median home value
$171,300
Jobs located here
53,778
Daytime population
120,693Residents 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 metro areas in Missouri for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the St. Joseph metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson City, MO6950.9$13.6M+2.2%#51 of 290
2Kansas City, MO-KS65640.7$15.3M+3.4%#66 of 290
3Springfield, MO52191.0$11M+5.1%#146 of 290
4St. Louis, MO-IL471010.9$12M−0.2%#168 of 290
5Joplin, MO-KS37101.3$8.6M+3.9%#215 of 290
St. Joseph, MO-KSNot scored40.9$12.7M−2.0%

Other business types in the St. Joseph metro area

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 the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area?

The St. Joseph metro area has 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $50.6M a year, or $1,080 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 46,883 households in the St. Joseph metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The St. Joseph metro area has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. 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 9,377 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the St. Joseph metro area at 119,170 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,883 households. The median household income in the St. Joseph metro area is $65,005 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The St. Joseph 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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