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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Marion County, IN

How Marion County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #368 of 479 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
41
37 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
35
+52.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$371.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $928 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
992,196
+1.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Marion County is 35 (lower middle), #368 of 479 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 oil change and quick-lube shops in Marion County. 37 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marion County comes to about $371.5M a year: $928 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Marion County was 35 in 2023, up 52.2% from 2019. That is one for every 11,441 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show Marion County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Marion 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Marion County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.80.7
Spending per listing$9.1M$12.9M$13.7M
Households per official establishment11,44112,51614,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+52.2%+44.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$928$1,072$958
Median household income$66,346$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3547

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 35+52.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
400
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4137 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
992,196+1.6% since 2020
Households
400,432
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,464
Median household income
$66,346+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,680
Median home value
$224,000
Jobs located here
662,636
Daytime population
1,168,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allen County, IN68110.7$14.6M+4.2%#91 of 479
2Hamilton County, IN65151.1$11.3M+10.9%#114 of 479
3St. Joseph County, IN6450.5$21M+0.1%#118 of 479
4Johnson County, IN5771.1$10.5M+7.4%#193 of 479
5Elkhart County, IN5571.0$10.8M+0.9%#212 of 479
6Tippecanoe County, IN4850.7$14.9M+2.2%#264 of 479
7Porter County, IN4681.2$9.7M+1.6%#292 of 479
8Lake County, IN35211.1$9.5M+1.1%#366 of 479
9Marion County, IN35411.0$9.1M+1.6%#368 of 479
10Vanderburgh County, IN35101.3$7.5M+0.9%#373 of 479

Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, IN?

There are 41 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 37 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 52.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Marion County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $371.5M a year, or $928 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 400,432 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.1M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Marion County would have about 27, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,441 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 52.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 992,196 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 400,432 households. The median household income in Marion County is $66,346 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Marion County scores 35 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #368 of 479 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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