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Auto repair shops in Kane County, IL
The auto repair shops in Kane County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #906 of 2,378 scored counties
#27 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 476
- 103 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 252
- +0.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $225.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,220 a household
- Spending per listing
- $474K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 525,757
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 476 auto repair shops in Kane County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.8 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Kane County comes to about $225.4M a year: $1,220 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $474K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kane County was 252 in 2023, up 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 733 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 389 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $14.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kane County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kane County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Kane County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #906 of 2,378 scored counties and #27 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Kane 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.
| Measure | Kane County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $474K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 733 | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.8% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,220 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,163 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 250 → 252+0.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,076
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 389Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 476103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 507The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $14.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kane 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 Kane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 525,757+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 184,706
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 996
- Median household income
- $103,163+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,975
- Median home value
- $327,000
- Jobs located here
- 219,275
- Daytime population
- 474,484Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Kane County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 27Kane County, IL | 56 | 476 | 25.8 | $474K | +1.8% | #906 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Kane County
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 Kane County, IL?
Kane County has 476 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 103 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 252 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 0.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 389 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kane County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $225.4M a year, or $1,220 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 476 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $474K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,706 households in Kane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kane County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Kane County has 25.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $474K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Kane County would have about 507, against 476 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 733 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kane County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kane County at 525,757 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,706 households. The median household income in Kane County is $103,163 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Kane County scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #906 of 2,378 scored counties.
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