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Auto repair and car care businesses in Greene County, IL

How Greene County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #243 of 2,401 scored counties
#3 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,165 a household
Spending per listing
$432K
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.0
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,313
−5.1% 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 $1,165 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $5.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $432K of household spending for each business on map listings, 61% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Greene County has 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 27.0 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Greene County in 2023. That is one for every 1,484 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greene County declined 5.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Greene County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #243 of 2,401 scored counties and #3 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Greene 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.

Auto repair and car care in Greene County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.033.135.7
Spending per listing$432K$294K$269K
Households per official establishment1,484626681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,165$975$958
Median household income$62,192$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7444

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$419K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,313−5.1% since 2020
Households
4,452
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
543 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$62,192+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,051
Median home value
$95,200
Jobs located here
2,174
Daytime population
8,049Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Greene County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Piatt County, IL831521.7$597K+0.6%#73 of 2,401
2Kendall County, IL8213329.3$441K+9.9%#91 of 2,401
3Greene County, IL741227.0$432K−5.1%#243 of 2,401
4Marshall County, IL731733.4$349K−2.0%#273 of 2,401
5Woodford County, IL724732.0$383K−0.8%#294 of 2,401
6Boone County, IL726935.5$338K+0.4%#303 of 2,401
7Crawford County, IL712837.4$306K+0.1%#346 of 2,401
8Lawrence County, IL661425.6$403K−9.7%#487 of 2,401
9Menard County, IL651426.8$414K−3.3%#519 of 2,401
10Lake County, IL6586233.4$356K+0.8%#524 of 2,401

Other business types in Greene County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Greene County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 auto repair and car care businesses in Greene County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Greene County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.2M a year, or $1,165 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $432K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,452 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Greene County has 27.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $432K, 61% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Greene County would have about 19, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,484 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 11,313 people in 2025, down 5.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,452 households. The median household income in Greene County is $62,192 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Greene County scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #243 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Greene County

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