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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Tippecanoe County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Tippecanoe County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #264 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 5 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $74.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $982 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 190,456
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Tippecanoe County spend about $74.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $982 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $14.9M per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Tippecanoe County has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Tippecanoe County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 8,423 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Tippecanoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Tippecanoe County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #264 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Indiana.
How Tippecanoe 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 | Tippecanoe County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $14.9M | $12.9M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,423 | 12,516 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $982 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,636 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 190,456+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 75,808
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 379
- Median household income
- $60,636+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,483
- Median home value
- $239,300
- Jobs located here
- 96,546
- Daytime population
- 205,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Tippecanoe County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Tippecanoe 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 care64
- Auto repair shops62
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies34
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 Tippecanoe County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Tippecanoe County. 5 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Tippecanoe County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $74.4M a year, or $982 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $14.9M 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 75,808 households in Tippecanoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tippecanoe County, IN compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Tippecanoe County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $14.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,423 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Tippecanoe County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Tippecanoe County at 190,456 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,808 households. Median household income in Tippecanoe County is $60,636, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Tippecanoe County scores 48 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #264 of 479 scored counties.
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