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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Knox County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Knox County, IN, 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
- $16M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 35,652
- −1.7% since 2020
See the oil change and quick-lube shops around any address in Knox County
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What this means
At $1,052 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $16M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $16M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There is 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Knox County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Knox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $12.9M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,516 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,052 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,237 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,652−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,169
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,721
- Median home value
- $137,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,627
- Daytime population
- 36,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Knox County?
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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 |
| Knox County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $16M | −1.7% |
Other business types in Knox 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 care54
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies22
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 Knox County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Knox County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Knox County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Knox County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $16M 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 15,169 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IN compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Knox 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 Knox County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. Median household income in Knox County is $61,237, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Knox 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 Knox 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.
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