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Auto repair shops in Greene County, IL

How Greene County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #550 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,165 a household
Spending per listing
$648K
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,313
−5.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 auto repair shops in Greene County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Greene County comes to about $5.2M a year: $1,165 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 auto repair shops, that is $648K per shop, 46% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Greene County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Greene County is 64 (upper middle), #550 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Greene 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 Greene County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.020.321.5
Spending per listing$648K$479K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a840955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,165$975$958
Median household income$62,192$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,313−5.1% since 2020
Households
4,452
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
543 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$62,192+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,051
Median home value
$95,200
Jobs located here
2,174
Daytime population
8,049Residents 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 Greene 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

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Greene County, IL?

There are 8 auto repair shops on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Greene County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.2M a year, or $1,165 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $648K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,452 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greene County has 18.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $648K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Greene County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Greene County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 11,313 people in 2025, down 5.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,452 households. The median household income in Greene County is $62,192 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Greene County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #550 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Greene County

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