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Auto repair shops in Will County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Will County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #803 of 2,378 scored counties
#18 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 587
- 140 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 405
- +8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $306.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,255 a household
- Spending per listing
- $522K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 587 auto repair shops in Will County. 140 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.0 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,255 per household (31% above the U.S. average), households in Will County spend about $306.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $522K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Will County was 405 in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 603 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 660 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $7.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Will County.
Population estimates put the population change in Will County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Will County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #803 of 2,378 scored counties and #18 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $522K | $479K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 603 | 840 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.6% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,255 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 373 → 405+8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $123.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 660Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 587140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 690The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $7.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 Will 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 |
| 18Will County, IL | 58 | 587 | 24.0 | $522K | +2.2% | #803 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Will County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Will County, IL?
Will County has 587 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 140 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 405 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Official counts list 660 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $306.7M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 587 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $522K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Will County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $522K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Will County would have about 690, against 587 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 603 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Will County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #803 of 2,378 scored counties.
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