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Collision repair and body shops in the Canton, IL area
The collision repair and body shops in the Canton, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #138 of 387 scored small-town markets
#1 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,901
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Canton area comes to about $14.6M a year: $1,061 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Canton area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Canton area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,598 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Canton area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Canton area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #138 of 387 scored small-town markets and #1 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Canton area 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 collision repair and body 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 | Canton area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,598 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,061 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,599 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $732K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Canton area, 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 the Canton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,901−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 13,795
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 866 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $60,599
- Average household income
- $78,763
- Median home value
- $107,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,322
- Daytime population
- 27,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Canton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Canton, IL | 57 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #138 of 387 |
| 2Marion-Herrin, IL | 56 | 12 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.2% | #144 of 387 |
| 3Rochelle, IL | 53 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −0.7% | #158 of 387 |
| 4Galesburg, IL | 52 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.3M | −4.1% | #167 of 387 |
| 5Carbondale, IL | 50 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.6M | −1.5% | #187 of 387 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 48 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #205 of 387 |
| 7Sterling, IL | 44 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #241 of 387 |
| 8Pontiac, IL | 42 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −2.1% | #253 of 387 |
| 9Ottawa, IL | 42 | 25 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #254 of 387 |
| 10Effingham, IL | 41 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −0.9% | #261 of 387 |
Other business types in the Canton area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care67
- Auto repair shops63
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies27
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Canton, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in the Canton area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Canton, IL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.6M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,795 households in the Canton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Canton, IL area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Canton area has 3.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,598 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Canton, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Canton area at 32,901 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,795 households. Median household income in the Canton area is $60,599, 25% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Canton area scores 57 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #138 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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