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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Warren County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Warren County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #272 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 7 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $49M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.8M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,375
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Warren County spend about $49M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per shop, 29% 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 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Warren County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $919K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Warren County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #272 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 7 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $9.8M | $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 | +10.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $881 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,794 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 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
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $919K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,375+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 55,643
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $65,794+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,648
- Median home value
- $258,000
- Jobs located here
- 68,446
- Daytime population
- 150,532Residents 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 |
Other business types in Warren 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 care47
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies62
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 Warren County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Warren County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Warren County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Warren County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $49M a year, or $881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 55,643 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, KY compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Warren County has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.8M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Warren County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Warren County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 149,375 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,643 households. Median household income in Warren County is $65,794, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Warren County scores 48 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #272 of 479 scored counties.
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