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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Rock Island County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Rock Island County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #450 of 479 scored counties
#16 of 18 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,869
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Rock Island County is 19 (low), #450 of 479 scored counties and #16 of 18 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Rock Island County comes to about $59.4M a year: $963 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per shop, 64% 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 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Rock Island County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Rock Island County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 8,819 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rock Island County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rock Island 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 | Rock Island County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $12.4M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,819 | 13,836 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $963 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,159 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $776K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Rock Island 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 Rock Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,869−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,733
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,299
- Median home value
- $150,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,505
- Daytime population
- 147,154Residents 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 Rock Island 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 |
| 16Rock Island County, IL | 19 | 12 | 1.9 | $5M | −1.7% | #450 of 479 |
Other business types in Rock Island 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 care45
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube19
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies27
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 Rock Island County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in Rock Island County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Rock Island County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $59.4M a year, or $963 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rock Island County, IL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Rock Island County has 1.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $5M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,819 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Rock Island County scores 19 for oil change and quick-lube shops (low), #450 of 479 scored counties.
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