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Collision repair and body shops in Lake County, IL
The collision repair and body shops in Lake County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #451 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 89
- 14 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $307.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,189 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 719,339
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lake County comes to about $307.3M a year: $1,189 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Lake County has 89 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 83 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,114 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lake County.
Population estimates show Lake County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #451 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 49 scored counties in Illinois.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,114 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,189 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $110,416 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89 → 83−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 573
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $7.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 719,339+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 258,455
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,610
- Median household income
- $110,416+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $155,726
- Median home value
- $345,700
- Jobs located here
- 328,525
- Daytime population
- 712,545Residents 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 Lake 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 |
Other business types in Lake 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 care65
- Auto repair shops62
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing74
- Tire shops82
- Oil change and quick lube58
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies23
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 Lake County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 collision repair and body shops in Lake County. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $307.3M a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 258,455 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Lake County has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lake County would have about 100, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,114 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 719,339 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 258,455 households. Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Lake County scores 59 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #451 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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