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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Whiteside County, IL
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Whiteside County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #455 of 479 scored counties
#18 of 18 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 8
- 5 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,036 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 78% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,121
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Whiteside County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #455 of 479 scored counties and #18 of 18 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 oil change and quick-lube shops in Whiteside County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 5 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $1,036 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Whiteside County spend about $23.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 78% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Whiteside County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whiteside County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Whiteside 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 | Whiteside County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $12.4M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,836 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,036 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 34 |
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
- 85 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Whiteside 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 Whiteside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,121−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,120
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 684 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $67,500+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,592
- Median home value
- $127,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,819
- Daytime population
- 50,543Residents 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 Whiteside 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 |
| 18Whiteside County, IL | 18 | 8 | 3.5 | $3M | −2.6% | #455 of 479 |
Other business types in Whiteside 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 care35
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube18
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies14
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 Whiteside County, IL?
Whiteside County has 8 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Whiteside County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Whiteside County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.9M a year, or $1,036 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $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 23,120 households in Whiteside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whiteside County, IL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Whiteside County has 3.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 5 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $3M, 78% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Whiteside County would have about 2, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Whiteside County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Whiteside County at 54,121 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,120 households. The median household income in Whiteside County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Whiteside County scores 18 for oil change and quick-lube shops (low), #455 of 479 scored counties.
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