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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Bozeman, MT metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #107 of 290 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,225 a household
Spending per listing
$12.6M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,740
+7.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Bozeman metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $1,225 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in the Bozeman metro area spend about $62.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $12.6M per shop, 9% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Bozeman metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,316 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $286K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Bozeman metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bozeman metro area grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Bozeman metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #107 of 290 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Montana.

How the Bozeman metro area compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Bozeman, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureBozeman metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.90.7
Spending per listing$12.6M$12.6M$13.7M
Households per official establishment7,3168,34314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,225$1,157$958
Median household income$93,528$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score5846

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
53 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$286K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Bozeman 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 Bozeman metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,740+7.7% since 2020
Households
51,215
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,508
Median home value
$667,600
Jobs located here
70,333
Daytime population
127,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Montana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Bozeman metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Montana

Metro areas in Montana ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Billings, MT5860.8$15.1M+4.8%#104 of 290
2Bozeman, MT5851.0$12.6M+7.7%#107 of 290
3Missoula, MT4161.1$9.8M+4.7%#199 of 290

Other business types in the Bozeman 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 Bozeman, MT metro area?

There are 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Bozeman metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in the Bozeman, MT metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $62.8M a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.6M 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 51,215 households in the Bozeman metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bozeman, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Bozeman metro area has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12.6M, 9% 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 7,316 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bozeman, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bozeman metro area at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in the Bozeman metro area is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. The Bozeman metro area scores 58 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #107 of 290 scored metro areas.

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