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Auto repair and car care businesses in DuPage County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in DuPage County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #957 of 2,401 scored counties
#24 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 1,204
- 364 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 676
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $395M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,126 a household
- Spending per listing
- $328K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 934,298
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in DuPage County comes to about $395M a year: $1,126 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $328K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
DuPage County has 1,204 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 364 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 34.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 676 businesses with payroll in DuPage County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 519 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 925 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 37 SBA-backed loans worth $27.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in DuPage County.
Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in DuPage County is 55 (upper middle), #957 of 2,401 scored counties and #24 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How DuPage County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | DuPage County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.3 | 33.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $328K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 519 | 626 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +2.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,126 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $112,096 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 658 → 676+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,675
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $243.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 925Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,204364 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,471The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 37
- Amount
- $27.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in DuPage 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 DuPage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 934,298+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 350,758
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 328 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,836
- Median household income
- $112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $152,117
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 643,931
- Daytime population
- 1,099,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 24DuPage County, IL | 55 | 1,204 | 34.3 | $328K | +0.3% | #957 of 2,401 |
Other business types in DuPage 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 care55
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops54
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube57
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies11
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in DuPage County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,204 auto repair and car care businesses in DuPage County. 364 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 676 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts list 925 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $395M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,204 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $328K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
DuPage County has 34.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $328K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, DuPage County would have about 1,471, against 1,204 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 519 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #957 of 2,401 scored counties.
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