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Auto repair shops in the Decatur, IL metro area
How the Decatur, IL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #252 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 81
- 10 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $931 a household
- Spending per listing
- $499K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,300
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $931 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Decatur metro area spend about $40.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $499K per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 81 auto repair shops on map listings in the Decatur metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in the Decatur metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 945 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Decatur metro area declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Decatur metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #252 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Decatur 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 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.
| Measure | Decatur metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $499K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 945 | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $931 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,666 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The 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 the Decatur 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 Decatur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,300−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 43,468
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $62,666+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $127,300
- Jobs located here
- 43,992
- Daytime population
- 103,405Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Decatur metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| 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 |
Other business types in the Decatur metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in the Decatur, IL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 auto repair shops in the Decatur metro area. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Decatur, IL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $40.5M a year, or $931 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $499K 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 43,468 households in the Decatur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Decatur metro area has 18.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $499K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Decatur metro area would have about 91, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 945 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur metro area at 99,300 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,468 households. Median household income in the Decatur metro area is $62,666, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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 Decatur metro area scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #252 of 387 scored metro areas.
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