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

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,656
−3.7% 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

At $1,000 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $6.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $6.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

Union County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Union County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Union County declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.50.80.7
Spending per listing$6.9M$12.4M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,83614,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,000$975$958
Median household income$55,728$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,656−3.7% since 2020
Households
6,868
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$55,728+10.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,826
Median home value
$131,700
Jobs located here
5,222
Daytime population
15,422Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, ILNot scored11.5$6.9M−3.7%

Other business types in Union 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 Union County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Union County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Union County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Union County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $6.9M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 6,868 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending.

How fast is Union County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 16,656 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,868 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,728, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.1%, 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. Union County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Union County. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Union County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Union County?

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