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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Ashland County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Ashland County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,023 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,203
+1.1% 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 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Ashland County. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ashland County comes to about $7M a year: $1,023 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Ashland County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashland County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Ashland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashland County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Ashland County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureAshland CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.90.80.7
Spending per listing$3.5M$13M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,18914,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,023$1,061$958
Median household income$62,462$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
20 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 Ashland 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 Ashland County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,203+1.1% since 2020
Households
6,832
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,045 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$62,462+46.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,270
Median home value
$170,300
Jobs located here
7,396
Daytime population
16,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Ashland County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Racine County, WI6450.6$17.1M+0.4%#121 of 479
2Winnebago County, WI6150.7$15.1M+1.4%#148 of 479
3Kenosha County, WI5950.7$15.1M−0.4%#162 of 479
4Dane County, WI59200.8$12.4M+4.9%#167 of 479
5Washington County, WI5291.6$7.3M+1.8%#244 of 479
6Marathon County, WI4961.0$10.9M+1.0%#261 of 479
7Outagamie County, WI4491.1$9.8M+2.6%#310 of 479
8Fond du Lac County, WI4351.2$9.4M+0.5%#318 of 479
9Milwaukee County, WI40280.7$11.6M−1.5%#335 of 479
10Jefferson County, WI3951.4$7.9M+0.3%#346 of 479
Ashland County, WINot scored22.9$3.5M+1.1%

Other business types in Ashland County

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 Ashland County, WI?

There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Ashland County as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Ashland County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ashland County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7M a year, or $1,023 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 6,832 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashland County, WI compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Ashland County has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Ashland County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Ashland County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Ashland County at 16,203 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,832 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $62,462 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.9% 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. Ashland County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Ashland County

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