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Collision repair and body shops in Ford County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Ford County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,298 of 1,327 scored counties
#49 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,216
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Ford County has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #1,298 of 1,327 scored counties and #49 of 49 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Ford County spend about $6.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1M per shop, 67% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Ford County has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Ford County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 971 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ford County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 971 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,062 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,439 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $738K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,216−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,828
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 486 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $62,439+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,163
- Median home value
- $122,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,845
- Daytime population
- 12,564Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Ford County marked.
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 |
| 49Ford County, IL | 15 | 6 | 10.3 | $1M | −2.2% | #1,298 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Ford 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 care20
- Auto repair shops20
- Collision repair and body shops15
- Car washes and detailing21
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies20
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 Ford County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in Ford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Ford County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.2M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 5,828 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Ford County has 10.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ford County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 971 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 13,216 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,828 households. Median household income in Ford County is $62,439, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Ford County scores 15 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,298 of 1,327 scored counties.
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