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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Cascade County, MT
How Cascade County, MT 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 3 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,029
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Cascade County. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in Cascade County spend about $38.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,087 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $12.9M per shop, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Cascade County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 11,872 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cascade County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Cascade County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Cascade County 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.
| Measure | Cascade County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $12.9M | $12.6M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,872 | 8,343 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,087 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,690 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $586K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Cascade 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 Cascade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,029+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,615
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $67,690+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,832
- Median home value
- $265,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,854
- Daytime population
- 84,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gallatin County, MT | 59 | 5 | 1.0 | $12.6M | +7.7% | #166 of 479 |
| 2Yellowstone County, MT | 53 | 6 | 0.9 | $13.2M | +4.5% | #226 of 479 |
| 3Flathead County, MT | 47 | 6 | 1.4 | $8.5M | +10.1% | #284 of 479 |
| 4Missoula County, MT | 38 | 6 | 1.1 | $9.3M | +4.4% | #350 of 479 |
| Cascade County, MT | Not scored | 3 | 0.8 | $12.9M | +0.7% |
Other business types in Cascade 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 care38
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops31
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies30
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 Cascade County, MT?
Cascade County has 3 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Cascade County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.7M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $12.9M 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 35,615 households in Cascade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cascade County, MT compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Cascade County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12.9M, 6% 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 11,872 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Cascade County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Cascade County at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. The median household income in Cascade County is $67,690 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. Cascade County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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