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Auto repair shops in McDonough County, IL
How McDonough 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,206 of 2,378 scored counties
#83 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 27
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $402K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,916
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, McDonough County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,206 of 2,378 scored counties and #83 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $915 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in McDonough County spend about $10.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $402K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
McDonough County has 27 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in McDonough County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 593 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in McDonough County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McDonough 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 | McDonough County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $402K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 593 | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $915 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,795 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 20−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 McDonough 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 McDonough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,916−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,856
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $52,795+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,521
- Median home value
- $107,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,784
- Daytime population
- 25,631Residents 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 McDonough 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 |
| 83McDonough County, IL | 22 | 27 | 22.8 | $402K | −4.5% | #2,206 of 2,378 |
Other business types in McDonough 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 McDonough County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 auto repair shops in McDonough County. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McDonough County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.8M a year, or $915 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $402K 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 11,856 households in McDonough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDonough County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
McDonough County has 22.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $402K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, McDonough County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 593 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is McDonough County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McDonough County at 25,916 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,856 households. Median household income in McDonough County is $52,795, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. McDonough County scores 22 for auto repair shops (low), #2,206 of 2,378 scored counties.
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