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Oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis County, MO
How St. Louis 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 · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #298 of 479 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 31
- 31 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $418.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,012 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.5M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 oil change and quick-lube shops in St. Louis County. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Louis County comes to about $418.9M a year: $1,012 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 31 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $13.5M per shop, 2% 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 38 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as oil change and lubrication shops, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 10,891 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show St. Louis County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For oil change and quick-lube shops, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #298 of 479 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13.5M | $13.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,891 | 11,887 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +15.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,012 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 38+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 416
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3131 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 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. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 care60
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube45
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies7
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 County, MO?
There are 31 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. 31 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $418.9M a year, or $1,012 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.5M 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 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
St. Louis County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $13.5M, 2% 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 10,891 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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 County scores 45 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #298 of 479 scored counties.
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