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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Kankakee, IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Kankakee, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #332 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based 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
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Kankakee metro area has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #332 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 182 auto repair and car care businesses in the Kankakee metro area. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.4, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,066 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Kankakee metro area 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Kankakee metro area was 80 in 2023, 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 the Kankakee metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kankakee metro area declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Kankakee metro area 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 metro area | 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 | 29 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Kankakee metro area, 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 the Kankakee metro area
- 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 metro areas in Illinois for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kankakee metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| 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 |
Other business types in the Kankakee metro area
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 care29
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops51
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies21
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 the Kankakee, IL metro area?
There are 182 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Kankakee metro area 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 list 100 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kankakee, IL metro area 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 the Kankakee metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kankakee, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Kankakee metro area 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, the Kankakee metro area 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 the Kankakee, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kankakee metro area 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 the Kankakee metro area 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. The Kankakee metro area scores 29 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #332 of 387 scored metro areas.
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