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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Howard County, IN
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Howard County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #441 of 479 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 5 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,904
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For oil change and quick-lube shops, Howard County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #441 of 479 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Howard County comes to about $36.3M a year: $1,020 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 62% 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.
Howard County has 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 71%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Howard County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 5,932 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howard County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howard County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $12.9M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,932 | 12,516 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,020 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,027 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $882K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 75 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,904+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,593
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 293 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,020
- Median home value
- $165,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,309
- Daytime population
- 82,151Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Allen County, IN | 68 | 11 | 0.7 | $14.6M | +4.2% | #91 of 479 |
| 2Hamilton County, IN | 65 | 15 | 1.1 | $11.3M | +10.9% | #114 of 479 |
| 3St. Joseph County, IN | 64 | 5 | 0.5 | $21M | +0.1% | #118 of 479 |
| 4Johnson County, IN | 57 | 7 | 1.1 | $10.5M | +7.4% | #193 of 479 |
| 5Elkhart County, IN | 55 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.8M | +0.9% | #212 of 479 |
| 6Tippecanoe County, IN | 48 | 5 | 0.7 | $14.9M | +2.2% | #264 of 479 |
| 7Porter County, IN | 46 | 8 | 1.2 | $9.7M | +1.6% | #292 of 479 |
| 8Lake County, IN | 35 | 21 | 1.1 | $9.5M | +1.1% | #366 of 479 |
| 9Marion County, IN | 35 | 41 | 1.0 | $9.1M | +1.6% | #368 of 479 |
| 10Vanderburgh County, IN | 35 | 10 | 1.3 | $7.5M | +0.9% | #373 of 479 |
| 12Howard County, IN | 21 | 7 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +0.4% | #441 of 479 |
Other business types in Howard 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 care47
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing33
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube21
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies26
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 Howard County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in Howard County. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Howard County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $36.3M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 35,593 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, IN compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Howard County has 2.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $5.2M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Howard County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,932 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in Howard County is $64,027, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Howard County scores 21 for oil change and quick-lube shops (low), #441 of 479 scored counties.
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