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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Missoula County, MT
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Missoula County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #350 of 479 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.3M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Missoula County spend about $55.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $9.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There are 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Missoula County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,052 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Missoula County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Missoula County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #350 of 479 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Montana.
How Missoula 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 | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $9.3M | $12.6M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,052 | 8,343 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,062 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 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 Missoula 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 Missoula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,513+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,679
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,306
- Median home value
- $472,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,258
- Daytime population
- 128,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Montana, with Missoula County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Missoula 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 care55
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops73
- Oil change and quick lube38
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies38
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 Missoula County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in Missoula County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $55.9M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.3M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Missoula County has 1.1 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.3M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Missoula County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,052 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 38 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #350 of 479 scored counties.
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