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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Peoria, IL metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Peoria, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #177 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 511
- 157 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 230
- +10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,028 a household
- Spending per listing
- $310K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.2
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 363,505
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 511 auto repair and car care businesses in the Peoria metro area. Of those, 157 are chain locations, or 31%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 33.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Peoria metro area comes to about $158.2M a year: $1,028 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 511 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $310K per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Peoria metro area was 230 in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 669 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 223 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Peoria metro area.
Population estimates show the Peoria metro area declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, the Peoria metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #177 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Peoria 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 | Peoria metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.2 | 33.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $310K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 669 | 626 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.2% | +2.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,028 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,857 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 230+10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,307
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 223Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 511157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 589The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Peoria 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 Peoria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 363,505−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 153,870
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $71,857
- Average household income
- $95,895
- Median home value
- $164,200
- Jobs located here
- 167,885
- Daytime population
- 365,155Residents 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 Peoria 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 |
Other business types in the Peoria 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 care53
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops66
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations32
- 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 the Peoria, IL metro area?
There are 511 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Peoria metro area as of September 2026. 157 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 230 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. Official counts list 223 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Peoria, IL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $158.2M a year, or $1,028 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 511 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $310K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 153,870 households in the Peoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Peoria, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Peoria metro area has 33.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $310K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Peoria metro area would have about 589, against 511 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 669 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Peoria, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Peoria metro area at 363,505 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 153,870 households. Median household income in the Peoria metro area is $71,857, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Peoria metro area scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #177 of 387 scored metro areas.
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