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Oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis city, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #265 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 6 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.5M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis city. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Louis city comes to about $101.5M a year: $701 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $14.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in St. Louis city was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 28,978 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show St. Louis city declined 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis city is 48 (lower middle), #265 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $14.5M | $13.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 28,978 | 11,887 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $701 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 76 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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. Louis city, 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. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 care43
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies39
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 St. Louis city, MO?
St. Louis city has 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. 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 St. Louis city, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $101.5M a year, or $701 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $14.5M 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
St. Louis city has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $14.5M, 6% above 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 28,978 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 48 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #265 of 479 scored counties.
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