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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Springfield, IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Springfield, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #121 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 282
- 79 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $317K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 206,033
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 282 auto repair and car care businesses in the Springfield metro area. Of those, 79 are chain locations, or 28%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 31.3 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $89.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $992 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 282 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $317K per business, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 120 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 750 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 116 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Springfield metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Springfield metro area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Springfield metro area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #121 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Springfield 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 | Springfield metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.3 | 33.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $317K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 750 | 626 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | +2.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $992 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,895 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 120−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 778
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 116Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28279 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 332The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Springfield 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 Springfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 206,033−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 89,990
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,183 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $75,895+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,041
- Median home value
- $177,300
- Jobs located here
- 129,873
- Daytime population
- 241,281Residents 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 Springfield 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 Springfield 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 care60
- Auto repair shops63
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube42
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies9
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 Springfield, IL metro area?
The Springfield metro area has 282 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 79 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. Another 116 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Springfield, IL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $89.3M a year, or $992 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 282 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $317K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,990 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Springfield, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Springfield metro area has 31.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $317K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 332, against 282 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 750 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Springfield, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 206,033 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,990 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $75,895, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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 Springfield metro area scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #121 of 387 scored metro areas.
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