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Auto repair shops in the Kankakee, IL metro area
The auto repair shops in the Kankakee, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #322 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based 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
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Kankakee metro area is 32 (lower middle), #322 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,066 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Kankakee metro area spend about $43.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. 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 the Kankakee metro area as of September 2026. 27 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Kankakee metro area 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 the Kankakee metro area. Population estimates show the Kankakee metro area declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Kankakee 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 | Kankakee metro area | 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 | 32 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Kankakee 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 Kankakee metro area
- 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 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 Kankakee 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 Kankakee 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 Kankakee, IL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 auto repair shops in the Kankakee metro area. 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 also show 79 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kankakee, IL metro area 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 the Kankakee metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kankakee, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Kankakee metro area 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, the Kankakee metro area 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 the Kankakee, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kankakee metro area 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 the Kankakee metro area 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. The Kankakee metro area scores 32 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #322 of 387 scored metro areas.
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