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Auto repair shops in Warren County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Warren County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,464 of 2,378 scored counties
#52 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,015 a household
Spending per listing
$492K
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.6
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,222
−3.6% 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

At $1,015 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $6.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $492K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 14 auto repair shops on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.6 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Warren County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 848 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Warren County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,464 of 2,378 scored counties and #52 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Warren 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 Warren County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.620.321.5
Spending per listing$492K$479K$445K
Households per official establishment848840955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,015$975$958
Median household income$67,385$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 8
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,222−3.6% since 2020
Households
6,787
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$67,385+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,803
Median home value
$105,000
Jobs located here
5,893
Daytime population
15,276Residents 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 Warren 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
52Warren County, IL441420.6$492K−3.6%#1,464 of 2,378

Other business types in Warren County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 auto repair shops in Warren County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $6.9M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $492K 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 6,787 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 20.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $492K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Warren County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 848 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 16,222 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,787 households. Median household income in Warren County is $67,385, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Warren County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,464 of 2,378 scored counties.

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