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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Madison County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Madison County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #375 of 479 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
7
5 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$33.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,696
+9.4% 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

Madison County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #375 of 479 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $915 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $33.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 7 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $4.8M per shop, 65% 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.

There are 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Madison County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Madison County grew 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Madison County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.90.90.7
Spending per listing$4.8M$9.7M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,51414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$915$889$958
Median household income$63,351$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3525

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
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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
101,696+9.4% since 2020
Households
37,051
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
219
Median household income
$63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,157
Median home value
$232,000
Jobs located here
35,314
Daytime population
89,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenton County, KY5460.9$10.1M+3.9%#219 of 479
2Warren County, KY4850.9$9.8M+10.6%#272 of 479
3Boone County, KY4391.8$5.7M+6.5%#322 of 479
4Fayette County, KY37110.8$10.3M+2.2%#357 of 479
5Madison County, KY3571.9$4.8M+9.4%#375 of 479
6Jefferson County, KY23321.0$8.3M+1.6%#436 of 479
7Hardin County, KY1971.6$5.6M+2.4%#449 of 479

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in Madison County. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Madison County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Madison County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $33.9M a year, or $915 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 1.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Madison County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Madison County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County scores 35 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #375 of 479 scored counties.

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

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