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

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Manitowoc 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 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
Spending per listing
$12.7M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
81,710
+0.4% 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

At $1,086 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Manitowoc County spend about $38.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 3 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $12.7M per shop, 7% 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 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Manitowoc County as of September 2026. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Manitowoc County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 11,729 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Manitowoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Manitowoc County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureManitowoc CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.80.7
Spending per listing$12.7M$13M$13.7M
Households per official establishment11,72913,18914,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,086$1,061$958
Median household income$69,148$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$604K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 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 Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
81,710+0.4% since 2020
Households
35,188
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,528
Median home value
$186,900
Jobs located here
33,176
Daytime population
74,436Residents 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 Manitowoc 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
Manitowoc County, WINot scored30.9$12.7M+0.4%

Other business types in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Manitowoc County. 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 Manitowoc County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $38.2M a year, or $1,086 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 $12.7M 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Manitowoc County has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $12.7M, 7% 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 11,729 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc 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.

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