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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Kankakee, IL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Kankakee, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #214 of 290 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,066 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,525
−1.7% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Kankakee metro area comes to about $43.7M a year: $1,066 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.7M per shop, 36% 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 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Kankakee metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 80%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Kankakee metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 13,665 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kankakee metro area declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Kankakee metro area is 37 (lower middle), #214 of 290 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.

How the Kankakee metro area 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Kankakee, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureKankakee metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.80.7
Spending per listing$8.7M$12.4M$13.7M
Households per official establishment13,66513,83614,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,066$975$958
Median household income$71,281$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$702K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
54 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 the Kankakee metro 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 Kankakee metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,525−1.7% since 2020
Households
40,996
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
677 sq. mi.
People per square mile
158
Median household income
$71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,302
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
41,664
Daytime population
98,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Illinois

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kankakee metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN492690.7$13M0.0%#156 of 290
St. Louis, MO-IL471010.9$12M−0.2%#168 of 290
2Springfield, IL4280.9$11.2M−1.2%#192 of 290
3Peoria, IL37151.0$10.5M−1.3%#211 of 290
4Kankakee, IL3751.2$8.7M−1.7%#214 of 290
5Bloomington, IL3471.0$10.3M+0.1%#226 of 290
6Rockford, IL32151.1$9M−0.3%#233 of 290
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL30191.2$8.8M−0.9%#241 of 290
7Champaign-Urbana, IL29101.0$9M+1.5%#245 of 290
Paducah, KY-IL1761.4$6.4M−1.2%#278 of 290

Other business types in the Kankakee metro area

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 the Kankakee, IL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Kankakee metro area. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. 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 the Kankakee, IL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $43.7M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 40,996 households in the Kankakee metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kankakee, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Kankakee metro area has 1.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $8.7M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Kankakee metro area would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,665 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Kankakee, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kankakee metro area at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in the Kankakee metro area is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. The Kankakee metro area scores 37 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #214 of 290 scored metro areas.

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