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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Champaign County, IL
How Champaign County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #420 of 479 scored counties
#14 of 18 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 9
- 8 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $75.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,972
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Champaign County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #420 of 479 scored counties and #14 of 18 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $880 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Champaign County spend about $75.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $8.4M per shop, 39% 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 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Champaign County as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 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 Champaign County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 8,547 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show Champaign County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Champaign County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Champaign County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $12.4M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,547 | 13,836 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $880 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,683 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 98 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,972+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 85,472
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 996 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,413
- Median home value
- $211,500
- Jobs located here
- 92,426
- Daytime population
- 220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Champaign County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Will County, IL | 66 | 22 | 0.9 | $13.9M | +2.2% | #105 of 479 |
| 2Kane County, IL | 62 | 17 | 0.9 | $13.3M | +1.8% | #137 of 479 |
| 3Lake County, IL | 58 | 24 | 0.9 | $12.8M | +0.8% | #177 of 479 |
| 4DuPage County, IL | 57 | 25 | 0.7 | $15.8M | +0.3% | #186 of 479 |
| 5McHenry County, IL | 57 | 13 | 1.1 | $11.2M | +2.5% | #192 of 479 |
| 6Tazewell County, IL | 45 | 5 | 0.9 | $11.6M | −0.9% | #299 of 479 |
| 7Cook County, IL | 43 | 130 | 0.6 | $12.9M | −1.3% | #314 of 479 |
| 8Madison County, IL | 41 | 11 | 1.0 | $10.7M | −1.0% | #328 of 479 |
| 9St. Clair County, IL | 41 | 10 | 1.0 | $10.4M | −2.5% | #329 of 479 |
| 10Kankakee County, IL | 40 | 5 | 1.2 | $8.7M | −1.7% | #339 of 479 |
| 14Champaign County, IL | 27 | 9 | 1.1 | $8.4M | +1.8% | #420 of 479 |
Other business types in Champaign 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 shops56
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies24
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 Champaign County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 oil change and quick-lube shops in Champaign County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $75.2M a year, or $880 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Champaign County, IL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Champaign 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 $8.4M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Champaign County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,547 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Champaign County scores 27 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #420 of 479 scored counties.
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