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Oil change and quick-lube shops in McLean County, IL
How McLean 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #358 of 479 scored counties
#12 of 18 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 7 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,419
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in McLean County. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in McLean County spend about $71.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,023 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $10.3M per shop, 25% 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 McLean County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 8,778 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McLean County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in McLean County is 37 (lower middle), #358 of 479 scored counties and #12 of 18 scored counties in Illinois.
How McLean 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 | McLean County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $12.4M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,778 | 13,836 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,023 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,905 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 77 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 McLean 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 McLean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,419+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,220
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,183 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,003
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 88,959
- Daytime population
- 180,672Residents 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 McLean 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 |
| 12McLean County, IL | 37 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.3M | +0.1% | #358 of 479 |
Other business types in McLean 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 care62
- Auto repair shops62
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies23
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 McLean County, IL?
There are 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in McLean County as of September 2026. 7 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in McLean County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $71.8M a year, or $1,023 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 70,220 households in McLean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLean County, IL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
McLean County has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, McLean County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,778 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is McLean County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McLean County at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in McLean County is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. McLean County scores 37 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #358 of 479 scored counties.
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