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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Kay County, OK

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Kay County, OK, 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 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,490
−0.3% 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

At $876 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Kay County spend about $14.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.9M per shop, 64% 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.

Kay County has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Kay County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kay County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Kay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Kay County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Kay County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureKay CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.10.7
Spending per listing$4.9M$8M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,16014,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$876$911$958
Median household income$58,423$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

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
31 chain location
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 Kay 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 Kay County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,490−0.3% since 2020
Households
16,776
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
920 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$58,423+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,308
Median home value
$124,700
Jobs located here
15,500
Daytime population
42,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Canadian County, OK5571.2$8.3M+20.4%#213 of 479
2Cleveland County, OK39181.5$6M+2.6%#348 of 479
3Tulsa County, OK33341.2$7M+4.2%#388 of 479
4Oklahoma County, OK30361.1$7.8M+3.0%#404 of 479
5Comanche County, OK1961.3$6.2M+0.8%#447 of 479
6Carter County, OK1552.6$3.5M+1.8%#462 of 479
Kay County, OKNot scored31.8$4.9M−0.3%

Other business types in Kay 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 Kay County, OK?

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

How much do households in Kay County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $14.7M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 16,776 households in Kay County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kay County has 1.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Kay County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Kay County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Kay County at 43,490 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,776 households. Median household income in Kay County is $58,423, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Kay County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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