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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Barren County, KY
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Barren County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
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 · $887 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 45,641
- +2.6% since 2020
See the oil change and quick-lube shops around any address in Barren County
The site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Barren County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Households in Barren County spend about $16M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $887 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $16M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Barren County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Barren County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Barren County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Barren County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Barren County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Barren County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $9.7M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,514 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $887 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,628 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 25 |
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 Barren 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 Barren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,641+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 18,017
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $50,628+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,460
- Median home value
- $178,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,309
- Daytime population
- 41,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 54 | 6 | 0.9 | $10.1M | +3.9% | #219 of 479 |
| 2Warren County, KY | 48 | 5 | 0.9 | $9.8M | +10.6% | #272 of 479 |
| 3Boone County, KY | 43 | 9 | 1.8 | $5.7M | +6.5% | #322 of 479 |
| 4Fayette County, KY | 37 | 11 | 0.8 | $10.3M | +2.2% | #357 of 479 |
| 5Madison County, KY | 35 | 7 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +9.4% | #375 of 479 |
| 6Jefferson County, KY | 23 | 32 | 1.0 | $8.3M | +1.6% | #436 of 479 |
| 7Hardin County, KY | 19 | 7 | 1.6 | $5.6M | +2.4% | #449 of 479 |
| Barren County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $16M | +2.6% |
Other business types in Barren 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 care32
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies68
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 Barren County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Barren County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Barren County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Barren County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16M a year, or $887 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, 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 18,017 households in Barren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barren County, KY compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Barren 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 Barren County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Barren County at 45,641 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,017 households. Median household income in Barren County is $50,628, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Barren 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 Barren 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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