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Auto repair and car care businesses in Kankakee County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Kankakee County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,909 of 2,401 scored counties
#66 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 182
- 62 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 80
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $240K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.4
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,525
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Kankakee County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,909 of 2,401 scored counties and #66 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 182 auto repair and car care businesses in Kankakee County. 62 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 44.4 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,066 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Kankakee County spend about $43.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $240K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 80 businesses with payroll in Kankakee County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 512 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kankakee County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kankakee County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kankakee 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 | Kankakee County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.4 | 33.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $240K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 512 | 626 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.3% | +2.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,066 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,281 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 80+1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 418
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kankakee 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 Kankakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,525−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,996
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,302
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,664
- Daytime population
- 98,238Residents 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 Kankakee 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 |
| 66Kankakee County, IL | 33 | 182 | 44.4 | $240K | −1.7% | #1,909 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Kankakee 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 care33
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube40
- Gas stations42
- Insurance agencies22
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 Kankakee County, IL?
There are 182 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Kankakee County as of September 2026. 62 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 100 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kankakee County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.7M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 182 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $240K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,996 households in Kankakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kankakee County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Kankakee County has 44.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $240K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Kankakee County would have about 163, against 182 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 512 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kankakee County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kankakee County at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in Kankakee County is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. Kankakee County scores 33 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,909 of 2,401 scored counties.
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