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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Eau Claire County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Eau Claire 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
- 2 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.7M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 109,033
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,060 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Eau Claire County spend about $47.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $23.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Eau Claire County as of September 2026. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Eau Claire County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 11,182 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Eau Claire County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Eau Claire County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Eau Claire 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.
| Measure | Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $23.7M | $13M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,182 | 13,189 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,060 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,546 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $983K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22 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 Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,033+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,726
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,242
- Median home value
- $261,000
- Jobs located here
- 60,899
- Daytime population
- 119,781Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Racine County, WI | 64 | 5 | 0.6 | $17.1M | +0.4% | #121 of 479 |
| 2Winnebago County, WI | 61 | 5 | 0.7 | $15.1M | +1.4% | #148 of 479 |
| 3Kenosha County, WI | 59 | 5 | 0.7 | $15.1M | −0.4% | #162 of 479 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 59 | 20 | 0.8 | $12.4M | +4.9% | #167 of 479 |
| 5Washington County, WI | 52 | 9 | 1.6 | $7.3M | +1.8% | #244 of 479 |
| 6Marathon County, WI | 49 | 6 | 1.0 | $10.9M | +1.0% | #261 of 479 |
| 7Outagamie County, WI | 44 | 9 | 1.1 | $9.8M | +2.6% | #310 of 479 |
| 8Fond du Lac County, WI | 43 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.4M | +0.5% | #318 of 479 |
| 9Milwaukee County, WI | 40 | 28 | 0.7 | $11.6M | −1.5% | #335 of 479 |
| 10Jefferson County, WI | 39 | 5 | 1.4 | $7.9M | +0.3% | #346 of 479 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $23.7M | +3.0% |
Other business types in Eau Claire 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 care58
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies27
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 Eau Claire County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Eau Claire County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Eau Claire County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47.4M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $23.7M 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 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eau Claire County, WI compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Eau Claire 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 U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,182 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Eau Claire 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.
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