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Auto repair shops in Knox County, IL
The auto repair shops in Knox County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #754 of 2,378 scored counties
#15 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 33
- 5 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $606K
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,767
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Knox County comes to about $20M a year: $954 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $606K per shop, 36% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 33 auto repair shops on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 15.7 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Knox County in 2023. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Knox County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Knox County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #754 of 2,378 scored counties and #15 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $606K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,311 | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $954 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,030 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 335 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,767−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,972
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,560
- Median home value
- $111,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,910
- Daytime population
- 44,318Residents 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 Knox 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 |
| 15Knox County, IL | 59 | 33 | 15.7 | $606K | −4.1% | #754 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Knox 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 Knox County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 auto repair shops in Knox County. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Knox County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20M a year, or $954 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $606K 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 20,972 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Knox County has 15.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $606K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Knox County would have about 45, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in Knox County is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Knox County scores 59 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #754 of 2,378 scored counties.
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