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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Mitchell, SD area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Mitchell, SD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 25,913
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,181 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in the Mitchell area spend about $13M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $13M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There is 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings in the Mitchell area as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in the Mitchell area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show the Mitchell area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, the Mitchell area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Mitchell area compares
The same measures for South Dakota 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 | Mitchell area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13M | $20.7M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,616 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,101 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 the Mitchell 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 Mitchell area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,913+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,977
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $69,101
- Average household income
- $87,541
- Median home value
- $197,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,823
- Daytime population
- 25,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOther business types in the Mitchell area
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 care40
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops31
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies20
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 the Mitchell, SD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in the Mitchell area. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in the Mitchell area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Mitchell, SD area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $13M 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 10,977 households in the Mitchell area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mitchell, SD area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Mitchell area has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending.
How fast is the Mitchell, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Mitchell area at 25,913 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,977 households. Median household income in the Mitchell area is $69,101, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Mitchell area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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