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Collision repair and body shops in Champaign County, IL
The collision repair and body shops in Champaign County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #500 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 20
- 3 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $75.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,972
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $880 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Champaign County spend about $75.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 20 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.8M per shop, 22% above 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 20 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Champaign County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Champaign County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,274 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $224K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Champaign County.
Population estimates show Champaign County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Champaign County is 57 (upper middle), #500 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 49 scored counties in Illinois.
How Champaign 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 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 | Champaign County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,274 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $880 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,683 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $224K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Champaign 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 Champaign County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,972+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 85,472
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 996 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,413
- Median home value
- $211,500
- Jobs located here
- 92,426
- Daytime population
- 220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 83 | 8 | 1.8 | $7.3M | +9.9% | #39 of 1,327 |
| 2Boone County, IL | 76 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +0.4% | #115 of 1,327 |
| 3McLean County, IL | 64 | 18 | 2.6 | $4M | +0.1% | #331 of 1,327 |
| 4Kane County, IL | 64 | 58 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +1.8% | #334 of 1,327 |
| 5Grundy County, IL | 63 | 6 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +2.9% | #362 of 1,327 |
| 6DeKalb County, IL | 60 | 12 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +1.5% | #433 of 1,327 |
| 7Lake County, IL | 59 | 89 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #451 of 1,327 |
| 8Champaign County, IL | 57 | 20 | 2.3 | $3.8M | +1.8% | #500 of 1,327 |
| 9Rock Island County, IL | 57 | 17 | 2.8 | $3.5M | −1.7% | #504 of 1,327 |
| 10McHenry County, IL | 55 | 46 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +2.5% | #545 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Champaign County
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 care58
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies24
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 Champaign County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 collision repair and body shops in Champaign County. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $75.2M a year, or $880 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Champaign County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Champaign County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Champaign County would have about 24, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,274 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Champaign County scores 57 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #500 of 1,327 scored counties.
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