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Auto repair shops in De Witt County, IL

The auto repair shops in De Witt County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,605 of 2,378 scored counties
#57 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,083 a household
Spending per listing
$397K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.3
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,118
−2.1% since 2020

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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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in De Witt County comes to about $7.1M a year: $1,083 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 auto repair shops, that is $397K per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

De Witt County has 18 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in De Witt County in 2023. That is one for every 942 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show De Witt County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, De Witt County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,605 of 2,378 scored counties and #57 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How De Witt 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 shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair shops in De Witt County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDe Witt CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.320.321.5
Spending per listing$397K$479K$445K
Households per official establishment942840955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,083$975$958
Median household income$71,678$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4138

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$466K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in De Witt 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 De Witt County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,118−2.1% since 2020
Households
6,595
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
398 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$71,678+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,800
Median home value
$130,300
Jobs located here
4,957
Daytime population
14,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with De Witt County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL827817.2$752K+9.9%#78 of 2,378
2Piatt County, IL76913.0$994K+0.6%#182 of 2,378
3Woodford County, IL702215.0$818K−0.8%#330 of 2,378
4Marshall County, IL70815.7$743K−2.0%#332 of 2,378
5Boone County, IL694020.6$583K+0.4%#375 of 2,378
6Menard County, IL68815.3$725K−3.3%#401 of 2,378
7Crawford County, IL671824.0$475K+0.1%#477 of 2,378
8Jersey County, IL651620.1$599K−1.5%#517 of 2,378
9Greene County, IL64818.0$648K−5.1%#550 of 2,378
10Douglas County, IL631114.2$781K+0.5%#588 of 2,378
57De Witt County, IL411827.3$397K−2.1%#1,605 of 2,378

Other business types in De Witt County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in De Witt County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair shops in De Witt County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in De Witt County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.1M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $397K 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 6,595 households in De Witt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does De Witt County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

De Witt County has 27.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $397K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, De Witt County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 942 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is De Witt County, IL growing?

Population estimates put De Witt County at 15,118 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,595 households. Median household income in De Witt County is $71,678, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. De Witt County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,605 of 2,378 scored counties.

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