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Collision repair and body shops in Coles County, IL
The collision repair and body shops in Coles County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,277 of 1,327 scored counties
#46 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,607
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Coles County is 18 (low), #1,277 of 1,327 scored counties and #46 of 49 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 collision repair and body shops in Coles County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Coles County comes to about $19M a year: $914 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 44% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Coles County in 2023. That is one for every 2,314 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Coles County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Coles 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 | Coles County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,314 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $914 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,478 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Coles 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 Coles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,607−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,824
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $56,478+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,657
- Median home value
- $127,400
- Jobs located here
- 24,356
- Daytime population
- 50,698Residents 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 |
| 46Coles County, IL | 18 | 11 | 5.3 | $1.7M | −1.0% | #1,277 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Coles 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 care25
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops18
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies22
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 Coles County, IL?
Coles County has 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Coles County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19M a year, or $914 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,824 households in Coles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coles County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Coles County has 5.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Coles County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,314 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Coles County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Coles County at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. The median household income in Coles County is $56,478 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Coles County scores 18 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,277 of 1,327 scored counties.
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