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Auto repair shops in Moultrie County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Moultrie County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #893 of 2,378 scored counties
#24 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,025 a household
- Spending per listing
- $542K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,371
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair shops in Moultrie County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.9 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Moultrie County spend about $6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,025 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $542K per shop, 22% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Moultrie County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Moultrie County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Moultrie County is 56 (upper middle), #893 of 2,378 scored counties and #24 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Moultrie 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 | Moultrie County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.9 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $542K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,025 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,784 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,371−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,817
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 336 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $71,784+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,465
- Median home value
- $134,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,116
- Daytime population
- 12,425Residents 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 Moultrie 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 |
| 24Moultrie County, IL | 56 | 11 | 18.9 | $542K | −0.8% | #893 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Moultrie 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 Moultrie County, IL?
Moultrie County has 11 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Moultrie County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Moultrie County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $542K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,817 households in Moultrie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Moultrie County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Moultrie County has 18.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $542K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Moultrie County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Moultrie County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Moultrie County at 14,371 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,817 households. The median household income in Moultrie County is $71,784 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.8% 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. Moultrie County scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #893 of 2,378 scored counties.
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