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Oil change and quick-lube shops in McHenry County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in McHenry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #192 of 479 scored counties
#5 of 18 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 13
- 10 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $146.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,242 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 oil change and quick-lube shops in McHenry County. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in McHenry County comes to about $146.1M a year: $1,242 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $11.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in McHenry County in 2023. That is one for every 11,759 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show McHenry County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in McHenry County is 57 (upper middle), #192 of 479 scored counties and #5 of 18 scored counties in Illinois.
How McHenry 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 | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $12.4M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,759 | 13,836 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,242 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents 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 McHenry 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 |
Other business types in McHenry 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 care53
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops83
- Oil change and quick lube57
- Gas stations80
- Insurance agencies35
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 McHenry County, IL?
McHenry County has 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (77%) 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 McHenry County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $146.1M a year, or $1,242 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.2M 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 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
McHenry 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 $11.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, McHenry County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,759 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 57 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #192 of 479 scored counties.
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