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Auto repair shops in Illinois

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 10,242; 1,817 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments: 5,997; −1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year: $4.9B; On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households: 20.3; 6% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $479K; 8% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #41 of 51; Market score 38 · Lower middle

A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 10,242 auto repair shops on map listings in Illinois as of September 2026. Of those, 1,817 are chain locations, or 18%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.3 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Illinois comes to about $4.9B a year: $975 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10,242 auto repair shops, that is $479K per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Illinois was 5,997 in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 840 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 255 SBA-backed loans worth $125.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Illinois.

Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #41 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Bloomington metro area scores highest (67). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Lincoln area scores highest (68).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Illinois, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Bloomington, IL	67	129	18.4	$557K	+0.1%	#71 of 387
2Springfield, IL	63	158	17.6	$565K	−1.2%	#91 of 387
3Peoria, IL	58	278	18.1	$569K	−1.3%	#124 of 387
4Champaign-Urbana, IL	58	186	18.9	$486K	+1.5%	#128 of 387
St. Louis, MO-IL	56	2,259	19.5	$537K	−0.2%	#144 of 387
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	51	343	21.2	$488K	−0.9%	#194 of 387
5Decatur, IL	44	81	18.6	$499K	−4.3%	#252 of 387
6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42	7,235	19.9	$482K	0.0%	#265 of 387
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40	94	24.5	$439K	+1.7%	#272 of 387
7Kankakee, IL	32	102	24.9	$428K	−1.7%	#322 of 387
8Rockford, IL	29	343	25.3	$393K	−0.3%	#337 of 387
Paducah, KY-IL	15	112	26.8	$342K	−1.2%	#378 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Illinois, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Lincoln, IL	68	19	16.9	$602K	−2.5%	#84 of 538
2Canton, IL	63	24	17.4	$610K	−2.0%	#128 of 538
3Galesburg, IL	63	33	15.7	$606K	−4.1%	#129 of 538
4Marion-Herrin, IL	63	68	23.5	$435K	+0.2%	#138 of 538
5Carbondale, IL	53	45	19.6	$458K	−1.5%	#249 of 538
6Ottawa, IL	52	133	21.5	$498K	−1.6%	#259 of 538
7Jacksonville, IL	52	33	21.8	$488K	−3.1%	#260 of 538
8Taylorville, IL	52	33	24.3	$428K	−1.5%	#263 of 538
9Pontiac, IL	48	34	23.3	$468K	−2.1%	#297 of 538
10Dixon, IL	44	32	24.0	$448K	−3.4%	#339 of 538
11Sterling, IL	44	56	24.2	$428K	−2.6%	#340 of 538
12Mount Vernon, IL	43	38	25.6	$417K	−2.3%	#347 of 538
13Danville, IL	40	71	23.6	$389K	−3.7%	#370 of 538
14Rochelle, IL	39	58	27.9	$395K	−0.7%	#381 of 538
Burlington, IA-IL	38	56	28.2	$382K	−2.5%	#390 of 538
15Quincy, IL-MO	36	75	24.1	$429K	−2.0%	#409 of 538
16Charleston-Mattoon, IL	31	52	25.0	$366K	−1.0%	#454 of 538
17Effingham, IL	31	63	34.8	$337K	−0.9%	#455 of 538
18Macomb, IL	27	27	22.8	$402K	−4.5%	#475 of 538
19Centralia, IL	23	47	30.3	$332K	−3.4%	#492 of 538
20Freeport, IL	20	59	30.5	$314K	−3.0%	#508 of 538

Counties

Counties in Illinois, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL	82	78	17.2	$752K	+9.9%	#78 of 2,378
2Piatt County, IL	76	9	13.0	$994K	+0.6%	#182 of 2,378
3Woodford County, IL	70	22	15.0	$818K	−0.8%	#330 of 2,378
4Marshall County, IL	70	8	15.7	$743K	−2.0%	#332 of 2,378
5Boone County, IL	69	40	20.6	$583K	+0.4%	#375 of 2,378
6Menard County, IL	68	8	15.3	$725K	−3.3%	#401 of 2,378
7Crawford County, IL	67	18	24.0	$475K	+0.1%	#477 of 2,378
8Jersey County, IL	65	16	20.1	$599K	−1.5%	#517 of 2,378
9Greene County, IL	64	8	18.0	$648K	−5.1%	#550 of 2,378
10Douglas County, IL	63	11	14.2	$781K	+0.5%	#588 of 2,378
11Logan County, IL	63	19	16.9	$602K	−2.5%	#598 of 2,378
12Lake County, IL	62	541	20.9	$568K	+0.8%	#646 of 2,378
13McLean County, IL	62	129	18.4	$557K	+0.1%	#650 of 2,378
14Lawrence County, IL	60	7	12.8	$807K	−9.7%	#709 of 2,378
15Knox County, IL	59	33	15.7	$606K	−4.1%	#754 of 2,378
16Shelby County, IL	58	15	16.8	$692K	−1.6%	#792 of 2,378
17Sangamon County, IL	58	150	17.7	$556K	−1.0%	#798 of 2,378
18Will County, IL	58	587	24.0	$522K	+2.2%	#803 of 2,378
19Wabash County, IL	57	7	14.8	$675K	−3.6%	#832 of 2,378
20Fulton County, IL	57	24	17.4	$610K	−2.0%	#836 of 2,378
21Monroe County, IL	57	30	21.7	$579K	−0.3%	#838 of 2,378
22Williamson County, IL	57	68	23.5	$435K	+0.2%	#873 of 2,378
23Peoria County, IL	56	126	16.2	$587K	−1.6%	#886 of 2,378
24Moultrie County, IL	56	11	18.9	$542K	−0.8%	#893 of 2,378
25Grundy County, IL	56	52	25.2	$484K	+2.9%	#902 of 2,378

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Counties in Illinois, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Champaign County, IL	56	156	18.3	$482K	+1.8%	#904 of 2,378
27Kane County, IL	56	476	25.8	$474K	+1.8%	#906 of 2,378
28Bond County, IL	56	14	22.8	$472K	+0.6%	#907 of 2,378
29Mercer County, IL	54	14	21.3	$583K	−2.6%	#989 of 2,378
30Washington County, IL	53	12	20.7	$593K	−1.2%	#1,039 of 2,378
31DuPage County, IL	53	757	21.6	$522K	+0.3%	#1,045 of 2,378
32DeKalb County, IL	53	89	22.5	$456K	+1.5%	#1,064 of 2,378
33Wayne County, IL	53	17	24.8	$448K	−1.6%	#1,066 of 2,378
34Bureau County, IL	52	22	15.7	$678K	−2.1%	#1,081 of 2,378
35Clinton County, IL	52	36	24.7	$496K	+0.6%	#1,092 of 2,378
36McHenry County, IL	52	322	27.4	$454K	+2.5%	#1,108 of 2,378
37Johnson County, IL	52	11	26.8	$428K	+0.4%	#1,116 of 2,378
38Henry County, IL	50	42	20.7	$537K	−2.2%	#1,168 of 2,378
39St. Clair County, IL	50	197	19.5	$528K	−2.5%	#1,170 of 2,378
40Hancock County, IL	49	23	30.2	$372K	−4.4%	#1,254 of 2,378
41Jo Daviess County, IL	48	18	17.3	$627K	−2.2%	#1,261 of 2,378
42Tazewell County, IL	48	118	21.8	$490K	−0.9%	#1,274 of 2,378
43Madison County, IL	47	246	22.3	$479K	−1.0%	#1,322 of 2,378
44Rock Island County, IL	47	129	20.9	$461K	−1.7%	#1,326 of 2,378
45Jackson County, IL	46	45	19.6	$458K	−1.5%	#1,381 of 2,378
46Iroquois County, IL	46	29	25.3	$437K	−3.0%	#1,390 of 2,378
47Christian County, IL	46	33	24.3	$428K	−1.5%	#1,393 of 2,378
48Cumberland County, IL	46	12	28.7	$394K	−2.1%	#1,402 of 2,378
49Mason County, IL	45	13	22.5	$483K	−4.9%	#1,424 of 2,378
50Montgomery County, IL	45	27	23.9	$449K	−0.6%	#1,430 of 2,378
51Macon County, IL	44	81	18.6	$499K	−4.3%	#1,463 of 2,378
52Warren County, IL	44	14	20.6	$492K	−3.6%	#1,464 of 2,378
53Carroll County, IL	42	13	19.8	$513K	−1.7%	#1,541 of 2,378
54Livingston County, IL	42	34	23.3	$468K	−2.1%	#1,546 of 2,378
55Union County, IL	41	15	21.8	$458K	−3.7%	#1,580 of 2,378
56LaSalle County, IL	41	110	24.2	$441K	−1.5%	#1,585 of 2,378
57De Witt County, IL	41	18	27.3	$397K	−2.1%	#1,605 of 2,378
58Whiteside County, IL	40	56	24.2	$428K	−2.6%	#1,647 of 2,378
59Lee County, IL	39	32	24.0	$448K	−3.4%	#1,685 of 2,378
60Macoupin County, IL	39	53	30.2	$387K	−2.6%	#1,699 of 2,378
61Clark County, IL	39	20	30.5	$381K	−2.2%	#1,701 of 2,378
62White County, IL	39	16	28.2	$371K	−4.0%	#1,705 of 2,378
63Cook County, IL	38	3,653	17.4	$460K	−1.3%	#1,722 of 2,378
64Jefferson County, IL	38	38	25.6	$417K	−2.3%	#1,732 of 2,378
65Morgan County, IL	36	32	24.5	$430K	−2.9%	#1,804 of 2,378
66Vermilion County, IL	36	71	23.6	$389K	−3.7%	#1,813 of 2,378
67Kankakee County, IL	35	102	24.9	$428K	−1.7%	#1,829 of 2,378
68Edgar County, IL	35	18	23.8	$419K	−2.9%	#1,831 of 2,378
69Saline County, IL	35	28	27.9	$356K	−4.1%	#1,845 of 2,378
70Ogle County, IL	34	58	27.9	$395K	−0.7%	#1,873 of 2,378
71Adams County, IL	31	67	24.0	$427K	−2.1%	#1,971 of 2,378
72Clay County, IL	31	14	26.4	$418K	−3.6%	#1,973 of 2,378
73Winnebago County, IL	30	303	26.1	$368K	−0.4%	#2,019 of 2,378
74Fayette County, IL	29	25	32.0	$339K	−3.2%	#2,056 of 2,378
75Franklin County, IL	29	50	31.0	$331K	−2.1%	#2,058 of 2,378
76Cass County, IL	28	15	29.3	$377K	−4.0%	#2,072 of 2,378
77Richland County, IL	27	16	24.8	$409K	−3.7%	#2,101 of 2,378
78Perry County, IL	27	22	27.9	$389K	−3.5%	#2,104 of 2,378
79Pike County, IL	27	17	28.5	$379K	−2.8%	#2,105 of 2,378
80Effingham County, IL	27	51	36.6	$324K	−0.5%	#2,114 of 2,378
81Coles County, IL	26	52	25.0	$366K	−1.0%	#2,134 of 2,378
82Randolph County, IL	26	40	33.5	$330K	−0.6%	#2,141 of 2,378
83McDonough County, IL	22	27	22.8	$402K	−4.5%	#2,206 of 2,378
84Marion County, IL	20	47	30.3	$332K	−3.4%	#2,248 of 2,378
85Ford County, IL	20	21	36.0	$295K	−2.2%	#2,254 of 2,378
86Massac County, IL	19	17	31.2	$330K	−4.5%	#2,266 of 2,378
87Stephenson County, IL	18	59	30.5	$314K	−3.0%	#2,287 of 2,378
Jasper County, IL	Not scored	7	18.7	$692K	−2.4%
Hamilton County, IL	Not scored	7	20.7	$542K	−1.7%
Schuyler County, IL	Not scored	5	18.3	$589K	−3.0%
Brown County, IL	Not scored	3	14.7	$675K	+2.7%
Henderson County, IL	Not scored	7	25.9	$445K	−5.6%
Edwards County, IL	Not scored	7	26.3	$432K	−5.0%
Putnam County, IL	Not scored	1	4.1	$2.8M	−0.1%
Stark County, IL	Not scored	4	17.5	$617K	−1.2%
Pulaski County, IL	Not scored	7	36.1	$244K	−6.9%
Scott County, IL	Not scored	1	4.9	$2.4M	−4.0%
Alexander County, IL	Not scored	2	10.5	$882K	−11.6%
Gallatin County, IL	Not scored	3	14.3	$760K	−6.4%
Calhoun County, IL	Not scored	4	32.3	$457K	−2.2%
Pope County, IL	Not scored	3	21.7	$502K	−2.2%
Hardin County, IL	Not scored	1	6.5	$1.6M	−1.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Illinois?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10,242 auto repair shops in Illinois. 1,817 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 5,997 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. Another 9,809 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Illinois spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4.9B a year, or $975 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10,242 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $479K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.

How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Illinois has 20.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $479K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Illinois would have about 11,042, against 10,242 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 840 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for auto repair shops?

Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Bloomington metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Lincoln area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 87 scored counties in Illinois, Kendall County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Illinois scores 38 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #41 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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