Market rankings · Illinois
Auto repair and car care businesses in Illinois
Markets across Illinois ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 16,677
- 4,233 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 8,044
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.1
- 7% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $294K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 44 · Lower middle
A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16,677 auto repair and car care businesses in Illinois. 4,233 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.1, 7% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Illinois comes to about $4.9B a year: $975 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16,677 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $294K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 8,044 businesses with payroll in Illinois classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 340 SBA-backed loans worth $214.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #34 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Bloomington metro area scores highest (66). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Lincoln area scores highest (67).
Every market in Illinois for auto repair and car care businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bloomington, IL | 66 | 213 | 30.3 | $337K | +0.1% | #76 of 387 |
| 2Champaign-Urbana, IL | 62 | 309 | 31.5 | $292K | +1.5% | #103 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, IL | 60 | 282 | 31.3 | $317K | −1.2% | #121 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 58 | 3,808 | 32.8 | $318K | −0.2% | #133 of 387 |
| 4Peoria, IL | 53 | 511 | 33.2 | $310K | −1.3% | #177 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 49 | 580 | 35.9 | $289K | −0.9% | #208 of 387 |
| 5Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 48 | 11,419 | 31.3 | $305K | 0.0% | #217 of 387 |
| 6Decatur, IL | 36 | 153 | 35.2 | $264K | −4.3% | #295 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 36 | 170 | 44.4 | $243K | +1.7% | #299 of 387 |
| 7Rockford, IL | 34 | 546 | 40.3 | $247K | −0.3% | #308 of 387 |
| 8Kankakee, IL | 29 | 182 | 44.4 | $240K | −1.7% | #332 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 13 | 211 | 50.6 | $182K | −1.2% | #380 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln, IL | 67 | 34 | 30.2 | $336K | −2.5% | #102 of 538 |
| 2Canton, IL | 67 | 44 | 31.9 | $333K | −2.0% | #103 of 538 |
| 3Galesburg, IL | 63 | 58 | 27.7 | $345K | −4.1% | #147 of 538 |
| 4Marion-Herrin, IL | 60 | 120 | 41.4 | $246K | +0.2% | #184 of 538 |
| 5Jacksonville, IL | 58 | 58 | 38.4 | $278K | −3.1% | #194 of 538 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 52 | 53 | 39.7 | $271K | −3.4% | #245 of 538 |
| 7Ottawa, IL | 51 | 242 | 39.1 | $274K | −1.6% | #255 of 538 |
| 8Taylorville, IL | 51 | 54 | 39.7 | $262K | −1.5% | #256 of 538 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 50 | 80 | 40.2 | $267K | −2.5% | #269 of 538 |
| 9Carbondale, IL | 50 | 79 | 34.4 | $261K | −1.5% | #271 of 538 |
| 10Rochelle, IL | 47 | 89 | 42.7 | $257K | −0.7% | #299 of 538 |
| 11Sterling, IL | 41 | 93 | 40.2 | $257K | −2.6% | #361 of 538 |
| 12Mount Vernon, IL | 41 | 73 | 49.3 | $217K | −2.3% | #366 of 538 |
| 13Pontiac, IL | 38 | 68 | 46.5 | $234K | −2.1% | #393 of 538 |
| 14Quincy, IL-MO | 36 | 129 | 41.5 | $250K | −2.0% | #408 of 538 |
| 15Macomb, IL | 34 | 44 | 37.1 | $246K | −4.5% | #419 of 538 |
| 16Danville, IL | 34 | 127 | 42.2 | $218K | −3.7% | #420 of 538 |
| 17Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 31 | 89 | 42.7 | $214K | −1.0% | #445 of 538 |
| 18Effingham, IL | 30 | 107 | 59.0 | $199K | −0.9% | #452 of 538 |
| 19Freeport, IL | 26 | 90 | 46.5 | $206K | −3.0% | #478 of 538 |
| 20Centralia, IL | 24 | 75 | 48.3 | $208K | −3.4% | #492 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piatt County, IL | 83 | 15 | 21.7 | $597K | +0.6% | #73 of 2,401 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 82 | 133 | 29.3 | $441K | +9.9% | #91 of 2,401 |
| 3Greene County, IL | 74 | 12 | 27.0 | $432K | −5.1% | #243 of 2,401 |
| 4Marshall County, IL | 73 | 17 | 33.4 | $349K | −2.0% | #273 of 2,401 |
| 5Woodford County, IL | 72 | 47 | 32.0 | $383K | −0.8% | #294 of 2,401 |
| 6Boone County, IL | 72 | 69 | 35.5 | $338K | +0.4% | #303 of 2,401 |
| 7Crawford County, IL | 71 | 28 | 37.4 | $306K | +0.1% | #346 of 2,401 |
| 8Lawrence County, IL | 66 | 14 | 25.6 | $403K | −9.7% | #487 of 2,401 |
| 9Menard County, IL | 65 | 14 | 26.8 | $414K | −3.3% | #519 of 2,401 |
| 10Lake County, IL | 65 | 862 | 33.4 | $356K | +0.8% | #524 of 2,401 |
| 11Moultrie County, IL | 64 | 20 | 34.4 | $298K | −0.8% | #583 of 2,401 |
| 12Shelby County, IL | 63 | 25 | 28.0 | $415K | −1.6% | #606 of 2,401 |
| 13Jersey County, IL | 63 | 27 | 33.9 | $355K | −1.5% | #609 of 2,401 |
| 14Douglas County, IL | 62 | 25 | 32.2 | $343K | +0.5% | #654 of 2,401 |
| 15McLean County, IL | 62 | 213 | 30.3 | $337K | +0.1% | #655 of 2,401 |
| 16Logan County, IL | 61 | 34 | 30.2 | $336K | −2.5% | #692 of 2,401 |
| 17Fulton County, IL | 60 | 44 | 31.9 | $333K | −2.0% | #727 of 2,401 |
| 18Mercer County, IL | 59 | 21 | 32.0 | $389K | −2.6% | #768 of 2,401 |
| 19Monroe County, IL | 59 | 51 | 36.8 | $341K | −0.3% | #771 of 2,401 |
| 20Will County, IL | 59 | 979 | 40.1 | $313K | +2.2% | #781 of 2,401 |
| 21Champaign County, IL | 58 | 257 | 30.1 | $293K | +1.8% | #837 of 2,401 |
| 22Knox County, IL | 57 | 58 | 27.7 | $345K | −4.1% | #868 of 2,401 |
| 23Sangamon County, IL | 56 | 268 | 31.6 | $311K | −1.0% | #918 of 2,401 |
| 24DuPage County, IL | 55 | 1,204 | 34.3 | $328K | +0.3% | #957 of 2,401 |
| 25Kane County, IL | 55 | 782 | 42.3 | $288K | +1.8% | #973 of 2,401 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Clark County, IL | 55 | 32 | 48.8 | $238K | −2.2% | #1,012 of 2,401 |
| 27Washington County, IL | 54 | 22 | 38.0 | $323K | −1.2% | #1,019 of 2,401 |
| 28Peoria County, IL | 54 | 231 | 29.7 | $320K | −1.6% | #1,020 of 2,401 |
| 29McHenry County, IL | 53 | 530 | 45.1 | $276K | +2.5% | #1,086 of 2,401 |
| 30Warren County, IL | 52 | 21 | 30.9 | $328K | −3.6% | #1,115 of 2,401 |
| 31Grundy County, IL | 52 | 98 | 47.6 | $257K | +2.9% | #1,144 of 2,401 |
| 32Williamson County, IL | 52 | 120 | 41.4 | $246K | +0.2% | #1,147 of 2,401 |
| 33Henry County, IL | 51 | 70 | 34.5 | $322K | −2.2% | #1,163 of 2,401 |
| 34Hancock County, IL | 51 | 28 | 36.8 | $306K | −4.4% | #1,168 of 2,401 |
| 35Edgar County, IL | 51 | 30 | 39.6 | $251K | −2.9% | #1,194 of 2,401 |
| 36Johnson County, IL | 51 | 19 | 46.3 | $248K | +0.4% | #1,197 of 2,401 |
| 37Macoupin County, IL | 50 | 80 | 45.5 | $257K | −2.6% | #1,238 of 2,401 |
| 38DeKalb County, IL | 50 | 159 | 40.2 | $255K | +1.5% | #1,241 of 2,401 |
| 39Wayne County, IL | 50 | 30 | 43.7 | $254K | −1.6% | #1,242 of 2,401 |
| 40Clinton County, IL | 49 | 65 | 44.6 | $274K | +0.6% | #1,264 of 2,401 |
| 41Cumberland County, IL | 49 | 18 | 43.1 | $263K | −2.1% | #1,268 of 2,401 |
| 42Bureau County, IL | 48 | 49 | 34.9 | $304K | −2.1% | #1,290 of 2,401 |
| 43Madison County, IL | 48 | 410 | 37.2 | $287K | −1.0% | #1,292 of 2,401 |
| 44Jo Daviess County, IL | 47 | 37 | 35.6 | $305K | −2.2% | #1,322 of 2,401 |
| 45Bond County, IL | 47 | 24 | 39.0 | $275K | +0.6% | #1,327 of 2,401 |
| 46St. Clair County, IL | 46 | 355 | 35.2 | $293K | −2.5% | #1,362 of 2,401 |
| 47Wabash County, IL | 46 | 19 | 40.1 | $249K | −3.6% | #1,389 of 2,401 |
| 48Cook County, IL | 45 | 5,571 | 26.5 | $302K | −1.3% | #1,407 of 2,401 |
| 49Rock Island County, IL | 45 | 230 | 37.3 | $258K | −1.7% | #1,420 of 2,401 |
| 50Lee County, IL | 44 | 53 | 39.7 | $271K | −3.4% | #1,460 of 2,401 |
| 51Christian County, IL | 44 | 54 | 39.7 | $262K | −1.5% | #1,466 of 2,401 |
| 52Montgomery County, IL | 44 | 52 | 45.9 | $233K | −0.6% | #1,476 of 2,401 |
| 53Carroll County, IL | 43 | 22 | 33.4 | $303K | −1.7% | #1,493 of 2,401 |
| 54Tazewell County, IL | 43 | 212 | 39.2 | $273K | −0.9% | #1,496 of 2,401 |
| 55Jackson County, IL | 42 | 79 | 34.4 | $261K | −1.5% | #1,545 of 2,401 |
| 56Mason County, IL | 41 | 27 | 46.7 | $233K | −4.9% | #1,614 of 2,401 |
| 57De Witt County, IL | 41 | 35 | 53.1 | $204K | −2.1% | #1,635 of 2,401 |
| 58Ogle County, IL | 40 | 89 | 42.7 | $257K | −0.7% | #1,655 of 2,401 |
| 59Union County, IL | 40 | 27 | 39.3 | $254K | −3.7% | #1,656 of 2,401 |
| 60LaSalle County, IL | 39 | 191 | 42.1 | $254K | −1.5% | #1,699 of 2,401 |
| 61Morgan County, IL | 39 | 55 | 42.1 | $250K | −2.9% | #1,701 of 2,401 |
| 62Macon County, IL | 37 | 153 | 35.2 | $264K | −4.3% | #1,765 of 2,401 |
| 63Iroquois County, IL | 37 | 54 | 47.2 | $234K | −3.0% | #1,777 of 2,401 |
| 64Whiteside County, IL | 35 | 93 | 40.2 | $257K | −2.6% | #1,828 of 2,401 |
| 65Jefferson County, IL | 35 | 73 | 49.3 | $217K | −2.3% | #1,850 of 2,401 |
| 66Kankakee County, IL | 33 | 182 | 44.4 | $240K | −1.7% | #1,909 of 2,401 |
| 67Winnebago County, IL | 33 | 477 | 41.1 | $234K | −0.4% | #1,913 of 2,401 |
| 68Livingston County, IL | 32 | 68 | 46.5 | $234K | −2.1% | #1,945 of 2,401 |
| 69Adams County, IL | 31 | 114 | 40.8 | $251K | −2.1% | #1,976 of 2,401 |
| 70Pike County, IL | 31 | 26 | 43.6 | $248K | −2.8% | #1,978 of 2,401 |
| 71Cass County, IL | 31 | 23 | 44.9 | $246K | −4.0% | #1,979 of 2,401 |
| 72Clay County, IL | 30 | 24 | 45.2 | $244K | −3.6% | #2,022 of 2,401 |
| 73Franklin County, IL | 30 | 82 | 50.8 | $202K | −2.1% | #2,029 of 2,401 |
| 74Saline County, IL | 29 | 52 | 51.9 | $192K | −4.1% | #2,066 of 2,401 |
| 75McDonough County, IL | 28 | 44 | 37.1 | $246K | −4.5% | #2,076 of 2,401 |
| 76Richland County, IL | 28 | 28 | 43.5 | $234K | −3.7% | #2,077 of 2,401 |
| 77Vermilion County, IL | 28 | 127 | 42.2 | $218K | −3.7% | #2,082 of 2,401 |
| 78Perry County, IL | 26 | 38 | 48.3 | $225K | −3.5% | #2,133 of 2,401 |
| 79Effingham County, IL | 26 | 89 | 63.8 | $186K | −0.5% | #2,153 of 2,401 |
| 80Coles County, IL | 25 | 89 | 42.7 | $214K | −1.0% | #2,166 of 2,401 |
| 81Fayette County, IL | 23 | 43 | 55.0 | $197K | −3.2% | #2,211 of 2,401 |
| 82White County, IL | 23 | 32 | 56.4 | $185K | −4.0% | #2,220 of 2,401 |
| 83Randolph County, IL | 23 | 73 | 61.1 | $181K | −0.6% | #2,223 of 2,401 |
| 84Massac County, IL | 22 | 27 | 49.5 | $208K | −4.5% | #2,237 of 2,401 |
| 85Stephenson County, IL | 22 | 90 | 46.5 | $206K | −3.0% | #2,238 of 2,401 |
| 86Marion County, IL | 21 | 75 | 48.3 | $208K | −3.4% | #2,253 of 2,401 |
| 87Ford County, IL | 20 | 37 | 63.5 | $167K | −2.2% | #2,274 of 2,401 |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 11 | 29.3 | $440K | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 12 | 35.4 | $316K | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 8 | 29.3 | $368K | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 7 | 34.3 | $289K | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 8 | 29.6 | $390K | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 12 | 45.0 | $252K | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $1.4M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 17.5 | $617K | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 9 | 46.4 | $190K | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $786K | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 6 | 31.5 | $294K | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 6 | 28.6 | $380K | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 32.3 | $457K | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 28.9 | $376K | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 32.4 | $314K | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Illinois?
There are 16,677 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Illinois as of September 2026. 4,233 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 8,044 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. Official counts list 12,419 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Illinois spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.9B a year, or $975 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16,677 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $294K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Illinois has 33.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $294K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Illinois would have about 18,278, against 16,677 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Bloomington metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Lincoln area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 87 scored counties in Illinois, Piatt County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 44 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses 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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