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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Macon County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #451 of 479 scored counties
#17 of 18 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $931 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,300
−4.3% 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

For oil change and quick-lube shops, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #451 of 479 scored counties and #17 of 18 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 oil change and quick-lube shops in Macon County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in Macon County spend about $40.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $931 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per shop, 67% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Macon County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 10,867 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macon County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Macon 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Macon County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMacon CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.10.80.7
Spending per listing$4.5M$12.4M$13.7M
Households per official establishment10,86713,83614,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$931$975$958
Median household income$62,666$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
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
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 Macon 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 Macon County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,300−4.3% since 2020
Households
43,468
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$62,666+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,051
Median home value
$127,300
Jobs located here
43,992
Daytime population
103,405Residents 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 counties in Illinois for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Macon County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Will County, IL66220.9$13.9M+2.2%#105 of 479
2Kane County, IL62170.9$13.3M+1.8%#137 of 479
3Lake County, IL58240.9$12.8M+0.8%#177 of 479
4DuPage County, IL57250.7$15.8M+0.3%#186 of 479
5McHenry County, IL57131.1$11.2M+2.5%#192 of 479
6Tazewell County, IL4550.9$11.6M−0.9%#299 of 479
7Cook County, IL431300.6$12.9M−1.3%#314 of 479
8Madison County, IL41111.0$10.7M−1.0%#328 of 479
9St. Clair County, IL41101.0$10.4M−2.5%#329 of 479
10Kankakee County, IL4051.2$8.7M−1.7%#339 of 479
17Macon County, IL1992.1$4.5M−4.3%#451 of 479

Other business types in Macon 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 Macon County, IL?

Macon County has 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. 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 Macon County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $40.5M a year, or $931 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 43,468 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macon County has 2.1 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Macon County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,867 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Macon County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Macon County at 99,300 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,468 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,666 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Macon County scores 19 for oil change and quick-lube shops (low), #451 of 479 scored counties.

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