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Collision repair and body shops in Hamilton County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Hamilton County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,120 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,859
−1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 collision repair or body shop in Hamilton County. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Hamilton County spend about $3.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,120 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hamilton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Hamilton County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hamilton 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Hamilton County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.23.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,2833,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,120$975$958
Median household income$65,746$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,859−1.7% since 2020
Households
3,387
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$65,746
Average household income
$92,896
Median home value
$113,700
Jobs located here
2,008
Daytime population
6,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Hamilton County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL8381.8$7.3M+9.9%#39 of 1,327
2Boone County, IL7652.6$4.7M+0.4%#115 of 1,327
3McLean County, IL64182.6$4M+0.1%#331 of 1,327
4Kane County, IL64583.1$3.9M+1.8%#334 of 1,327
5Grundy County, IL6362.9$4.2M+2.9%#362 of 1,327
6DeKalb County, IL60123.0$3.4M+1.5%#433 of 1,327
7Lake County, IL59893.4$3.5M+0.8%#451 of 1,327
8Champaign County, IL57202.3$3.8M+1.8%#500 of 1,327
9Rock Island County, IL57172.8$3.5M−1.7%#504 of 1,327
10McHenry County, IL55463.9$3.2M+2.5%#545 of 1,327
Hamilton County, ILNot scored13.0$3.8M−1.7%

Other business types in Hamilton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Hamilton County, IL?

Hamilton County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hamilton County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3.8M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 3,387 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hamilton County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Hamilton County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending.

How fast is Hamilton County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 7,859 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,387 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $65,746 a year, 19% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Hamilton County

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