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Auto repair shops in Kankakee County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Kankakee County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,829 of 2,378 scored counties
#67 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 102
- 27 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- −5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $428K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,525
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Kankakee County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,829 of 2,378 scored counties and #67 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Kankakee County spend about $43.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,066 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $428K per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 102 auto repair shops on map listings in Kankakee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.9, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kankakee County was 64 in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 641 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kankakee County. Population estimates show Kankakee County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kankakee 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 | Kankakee County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $428K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 641 | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.9% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,066 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,281 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 64−5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 79Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kankakee 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 Kankakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,525−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,996
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,302
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,664
- Daytime population
- 98,238Residents 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 Kankakee 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 |
| 67Kankakee County, IL | 35 | 102 | 24.9 | $428K | −1.7% | #1,829 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Kankakee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Kankakee County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 auto repair shops in Kankakee County. 27 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019. Official counts list 79 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kankakee County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.7M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $428K 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 40,996 households in Kankakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kankakee County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Kankakee County has 24.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $428K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Kankakee County would have about 98, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 641 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kankakee County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kankakee County at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in Kankakee County is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. Kankakee County scores 35 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,829 of 2,378 scored counties.
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