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Auto repair shops in Peoria County, IL
How Peoria 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #886 of 2,378 scored counties
#23 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 126
- 38 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $587K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,553
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Peoria County spend about $74M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $951 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $587K per shop, 32% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 126 auto repair shops on map listings in Peoria County as of September 2026. 38 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 16.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Peoria County was 74 in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,051 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Peoria County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Peoria County is 56 (upper middle), #886 of 2,378 scored counties and #23 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Peoria 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 | Peoria County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $587K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,051 | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $951 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,108 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 74+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 426
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12638 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 166The 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 Peoria 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 Peoria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,553−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 77,755
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 619 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $65,108+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,598
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 105,914
- Daytime population
- 205,092Residents 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 Peoria 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 |
| 23Peoria County, IL | 56 | 126 | 16.2 | $587K | −1.6% | #886 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Peoria 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 Peoria County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 126 auto repair shops in Peoria County. 38 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Peoria County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $74M a year, or $951 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $587K 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 77,755 households in Peoria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Peoria County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Peoria County has 16.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $587K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Peoria County would have about 166, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,051 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Peoria County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Peoria County at 178,553 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,755 households. Median household income in Peoria County is $65,108, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Peoria County scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #886 of 2,378 scored counties.
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