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Collision repair and body shops in Cook County, IL
The collision repair and body shops in Cook County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #936 of 1,327 scored counties
#24 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 574
- 89 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 511
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cook County comes to about $1.7B a year: $800 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 574 collision repair and body shops, that is $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.
Cook County has 574 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 89 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cook County was 511 in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,110 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $16.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cook County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cook County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cook County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #936 of 1,327 scored counties and #24 of 49 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook 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 | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,110 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $800 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 527 → 511−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,871
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $247.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 57489 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 545The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $16.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents 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 |
| 24Cook County, IL | 38 | 574 | 2.7 | $2.9M | −1.3% | #936 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Cook 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 care45
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube43
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies17
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 Cook County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 574 collision repair and body shops in Cook County. 89 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 511 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.7B a year, or $800 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 574 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Cook County has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cook County would have about 545, against 574 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,110 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 38 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #936 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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