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Auto repair shops in Pulaski County, IL

The auto repair shops in Pulaski County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $881 a household
Spending per listing
$244K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.1
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,820
−6.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 auto repair shops in Pulaski County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.1, 68% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pulaski County comes to about $1.7M a year: $881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $244K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% below 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski County in 2023. That is one for every 485 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County declined 6.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Pulaski 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.

Auto repair shops in Pulaski County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.120.321.5
Spending per listing$244K$479K$445K
Households per official establishment485840955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$881$975$958
Median household income$42,463$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$647K
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,820−6.9% since 2020
Households
1,940
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
199 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$42,463
Average household income
$56,955
Median home value
$85,100
Jobs located here
1,149
Daytime population
4,201Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Pulaski County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL827817.2$752K+9.9%#78 of 2,378
2Piatt County, IL76913.0$994K+0.6%#182 of 2,378
3Woodford County, IL702215.0$818K−0.8%#330 of 2,378
4Marshall County, IL70815.7$743K−2.0%#332 of 2,378
5Boone County, IL694020.6$583K+0.4%#375 of 2,378
6Menard County, IL68815.3$725K−3.3%#401 of 2,378
7Crawford County, IL671824.0$475K+0.1%#477 of 2,378
8Jersey County, IL651620.1$599K−1.5%#517 of 2,378
9Greene County, IL64818.0$648K−5.1%#550 of 2,378
10Douglas County, IL631114.2$781K+0.5%#588 of 2,378
Pulaski County, ILNot scored736.1$244K−6.9%

Other business types in Pulaski County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Pulaski County, IL?

Pulaski County has 7 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pulaski County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.7M a year, or $881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $244K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,940 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pulaski County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Pulaski County has 36.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $244K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Pulaski County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 4,820 people in 2025, down 6.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,940 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $42,463 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Pulaski County

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