Market rankings · Illinois
Car washes and detailers in Illinois
Markets across Illinois ranked by the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,829
- 371 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 783
- +8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #32 of 51
- Market score 46 · Lower middle
A site report maps the car washes and detailers on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,829 car washes and detailers in Illinois. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $975 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Illinois spend about $4.9B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.7M per location, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 783 businesses with payroll in Illinois classed as car washes, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 6,432 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 16.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 57 SBA-backed loans worth $73.9M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #32 for car washes and detailers, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Rockford metro area scores highest (65). Of the 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Jacksonville area scores highest (60).
Every market in Illinois for car washes and detailers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockford, IL | 65 | 46 | 3.4 | $2.9M | −0.3% | #79 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 57 | 463 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −0.2% | #146 of 387 |
| 2Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 56 | 1,177 | 3.2 | $3M | 0.0% | #153 of 387 |
| 3Champaign-Urbana, IL | 52 | 43 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #181 of 387 |
| 4Bloomington, IL | 51 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +0.1% | #184 of 387 |
| 5Springfield, IL | 45 | 35 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −1.2% | #237 of 387 |
| 6Decatur, IL | 42 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.5M | −4.3% | #258 of 387 |
| 7Kankakee, IL | 38 | 21 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #288 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 38 | 26 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #293 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 36 | 73 | 4.5 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Peoria, IL | 32 | 76 | 4.9 | $2.1M | −1.3% | #326 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 14 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #380 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, IL | 60 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.2M | −3.1% | #135 of 441 |
| 2Canton, IL | 60 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #136 of 441 |
| 3Dixon, IL | 57 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #157 of 441 |
| 4Centralia, IL | 50 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −3.4% | #218 of 441 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 47 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −2.5% | #239 of 441 |
| 5Rochelle, IL | 46 | 14 | 6.7 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #253 of 441 |
| 6Ottawa, IL | 41 | 42 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −1.6% | #300 of 441 |
| 7Marion-Herrin, IL | 37 | 15 | 5.2 | $2M | +0.2% | #324 of 441 |
| 8Effingham, IL | 37 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #325 of 441 |
| 9Sterling, IL | 32 | 11 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −2.6% | #357 of 441 |
| 10Taylorville, IL | 32 | 7 | 5.2 | $2M | −1.5% | #359 of 441 |
| 11Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 32 | 10 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #360 of 441 |
| 12Carbondale, IL | 32 | 11 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #361 of 441 |
| 13Mount Vernon, IL | 31 | 9 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #368 of 441 |
| 14Danville, IL | 31 | 19 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −3.7% | #371 of 441 |
| 15Galesburg, IL | 30 | 12 | 5.7 | $1.7M | −4.1% | #373 of 441 |
| 16Quincy, IL-MO | 28 | 19 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −2.0% | #388 of 441 |
| 17Pontiac, IL | 28 | 10 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #390 of 441 |
| 18Freeport, IL | 26 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.5M | −3.0% | #400 of 441 |
| 19Macomb, IL | 13 | 8 | 6.7 | $1.4M | −4.5% | #432 of 441 |
| Lincoln, IL | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −2.5% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Will County, IL | 79 | 94 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #66 of 1,451 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 79 | 19 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +9.9% | #68 of 1,451 |
| 3Boone County, IL | 77 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #91 of 1,451 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 74 | 72 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +0.8% | #134 of 1,451 |
| 5Monroe County, IL | 63 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.5M | −0.3% | #381 of 1,451 |
| 6DuPage County, IL | 63 | 127 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +0.3% | #385 of 1,451 |
| 7Winnebago County, IL | 62 | 40 | 3.4 | $2.8M | −0.4% | #410 of 1,451 |
| 8Macoupin County, IL | 61 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #436 of 1,451 |
| 9Woodford County, IL | 60 | 6 | 4.1 | $3M | −0.8% | #456 of 1,451 |
| 10McHenry County, IL | 58 | 60 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #521 of 1,451 |
| 11Fulton County, IL | 57 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #536 of 1,451 |
| 12Grundy County, IL | 57 | 14 | 6.8 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #551 of 1,451 |
| 13Kane County, IL | 56 | 89 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #568 of 1,451 |
| 14Lee County, IL | 55 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #586 of 1,451 |
| 15McLean County, IL | 54 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +0.1% | #624 of 1,451 |
| 16Champaign County, IL | 54 | 35 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +1.8% | #633 of 1,451 |
| 17Cook County, IL | 52 | 565 | 2.7 | $3M | −1.3% | #667 of 1,451 |
| 18Morgan County, IL | 52 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.8M | −2.9% | #673 of 1,451 |
| 19DeKalb County, IL | 49 | 15 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +1.5% | #739 of 1,451 |
| 20Henry County, IL | 48 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.2M | −2.2% | #765 of 1,451 |
| 21Sangamon County, IL | 48 | 32 | 3.8 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #768 of 1,451 |
| 22Peoria County, IL | 47 | 29 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #795 of 1,451 |
| 23Marion County, IL | 46 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −3.4% | #818 of 1,451 |
| 24St. Clair County, IL | 46 | 47 | 4.7 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #826 of 1,451 |
| 25Rock Island County, IL | 45 | 28 | 4.5 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #853 of 1,451 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Macon County, IL | 44 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.5M | −4.3% | #871 of 1,451 |
| 27Jo Daviess County, IL | 44 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.3M | −2.2% | #877 of 1,451 |
| 28Jersey County, IL | 43 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #913 of 1,451 |
| 29Kankakee County, IL | 42 | 21 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #935 of 1,451 |
| 30Ogle County, IL | 42 | 14 | 6.7 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #946 of 1,451 |
| 31LaSalle County, IL | 41 | 30 | 6.6 | $1.6M | −1.5% | #968 of 1,451 |
| 32Clinton County, IL | 40 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #997 of 1,451 |
| 33Franklin County, IL | 38 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.1M | −2.1% | #1,031 of 1,451 |
| 34Madison County, IL | 38 | 61 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #1,039 of 1,451 |
| 35Williamson County, IL | 31 | 15 | 5.2 | $2M | +0.2% | #1,185 of 1,451 |
| 36Saline County, IL | 30 | 5 | 5.0 | $2M | −4.1% | #1,207 of 1,451 |
| 37Whiteside County, IL | 29 | 11 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −2.6% | #1,224 of 1,451 |
| 38Effingham County, IL | 29 | 10 | 7.2 | $1.7M | −0.5% | #1,233 of 1,451 |
| 39Vermilion County, IL | 29 | 19 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −3.7% | #1,238 of 1,451 |
| 40Christian County, IL | 28 | 7 | 5.2 | $2M | −1.5% | #1,247 of 1,451 |
| 41Randolph County, IL | 28 | 9 | 7.5 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #1,256 of 1,451 |
| 42Jefferson County, IL | 27 | 9 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #1,265 of 1,451 |
| 43Coles County, IL | 26 | 10 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #1,277 of 1,451 |
| 44Jackson County, IL | 26 | 11 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #1,279 of 1,451 |
| 45Knox County, IL | 26 | 12 | 5.7 | $1.7M | −4.1% | #1,282 of 1,451 |
| 46De Witt County, IL | 26 | 5 | 7.6 | $1.4M | −2.1% | #1,290 of 1,451 |
| 47Livingston County, IL | 25 | 10 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #1,303 of 1,451 |
| 48Tazewell County, IL | 24 | 40 | 7.4 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #1,322 of 1,451 |
| 49Bureau County, IL | 24 | 12 | 8.6 | $1.2M | −2.1% | #1,327 of 1,451 |
| 50Stephenson County, IL | 22 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.5M | −3.0% | #1,344 of 1,451 |
| 51Ford County, IL | 21 | 6 | 10.3 | $1M | −2.2% | #1,359 of 1,451 |
| 52Adams County, IL | 20 | 18 | 6.4 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #1,364 of 1,451 |
| 53Richland County, IL | 18 | 5 | 7.8 | $1.3M | −3.7% | #1,378 of 1,451 |
| 54McDonough County, IL | 13 | 8 | 6.7 | $1.4M | −4.5% | #1,410 of 1,451 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $4M | −0.6% | |
| Logan County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −2.5% | |
| Iroquois County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $4.2M | −3.0% | |
| Fayette County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −3.2% | |
| Shelby County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 3.4 | $3.5M | −1.6% | |
| Perry County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −3.5% | |
| Douglas County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +0.5% | |
| Crawford County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +0.1% | |
| Hancock County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $4.3M | −4.4% | |
| Union County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −3.7% | |
| Bond County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +0.6% | |
| Piatt County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $4.5M | +0.6% | |
| Edgar County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $3.8M | −2.9% | |
| Warren County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.9M | −3.6% | |
| Wayne County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $7.6M | −1.6% | |
| Carroll County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.7M | −1.7% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $8.2M | −2.6% | |
| Clark County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $1.9M | −2.2% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $2.8M | −9.7% | |
| Pike County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.7 | $1.6M | −2.8% | |
| Moultrie County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.5M | −0.8% | |
| Massac County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $5.6M | −4.5% | |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $3.6M | −1.2% | |
| White County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $2M | −4.0% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $5.9M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $5.7M | −4.0% | |
| Mason County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.6M | −4.9% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $1.9M | −3.3% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $5.2M | −5.1% | |
| Marshall County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $5.9M | −2.0% | |
| Wabash County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $2.4M | −3.6% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $4.7M | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 5.3 | $2.4M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.9 | $2M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $3.1M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $3M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many car washes and detailers are in Illinois?
There are 1,829 car washes and detailers on map listings in Illinois as of September 2026. 371 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 783 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Illinois spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.9B a year, or $975 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,829 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Illinois has 3.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Illinois would have about 1,949, against 1,829 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,432 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for car washes and detailers?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Rockford metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Jacksonville area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 54 scored counties in Illinois, Will County scores highest, at 79 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 46 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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