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

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $798 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
17,124
+1.7% 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

There are no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in McCreary County as of September 2026.

At $798 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in McCreary County spend about $4.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in McCreary County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in McCreary County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, McCreary County isn’t given a market score for them.

How McCreary 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 McCreary County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMcCreary CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.00.90.7
Spending per listingn/a$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+1.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$798$889$958
Median household income$33,750$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored25

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 McCreary 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 McCreary County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,124+1.7% since 2020
Households
5,861
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
427 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$33,750+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$46,528
Median home value
$85,300
Jobs located here
2,342
Daytime population
14,241Residents 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 McCreary 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
McCreary County, KYNot scored00.0n/a+1.7%

Other business types in McCreary 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 McCreary County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no oil change and quick-lube shops in McCreary County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in McCreary County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.7M a year, or $798 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,861 households in McCreary County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McCreary County has no oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings.

How fast is McCreary County, KY growing?

Population estimates put McCreary County at 17,124 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,861 households. The median household income in McCreary County is $33,750 a year, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. McCreary County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, having none on map listings.

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

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