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Auto repair and car care businesses in Effingham County, IL
The auto repair and car care businesses in Effingham County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,153 of 2,401 scored counties
#79 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 89
- 21 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +25.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $186K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.8
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,519
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Effingham County is 26 (lower middle), #2,153 of 2,401 scored counties and #79 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Effingham County spend about $16.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,184 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $186K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 89 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Effingham County as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 63.8, 79% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Effingham County in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019. That is one for every 236 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Effingham County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Effingham 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 | Effingham County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.8 | 33.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $186K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 236 | 626 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.5% | +2.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,184 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,404 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 59+25.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 474
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8921 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,519−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,951
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $80,404+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,682
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,599
- Daytime population
- 39,935Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 79Effingham County, IL | 26 | 89 | 63.8 | $186K | −0.5% | #2,153 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Effingham 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 care26
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops33
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations30
- Insurance agencies13
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 Effingham County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 auto repair and car care businesses in Effingham County. 21 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Effingham County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.5M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $186K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,951 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Effingham County has 63.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $186K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Effingham County would have about 62, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 236 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Effingham County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 34,519 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,951 households. The median household income in Effingham County is $80,404 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.8% 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. Effingham County scores 26 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,153 of 2,401 scored counties.
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