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Collision repair and body shops in the Marion-Herrin, IL area
How the Marion-Herrin, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,021 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,225
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Marion-Herrin area spend about $29.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,021 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Marion-Herrin area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Marion-Herrin area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,797 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Marion-Herrin area grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Marion-Herrin area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #144 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Marion-Herrin area 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 | Marion-Herrin area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,797 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,021 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,604 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $520K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 the Marion-Herrin area, 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 the Marion-Herrin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,225+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,983
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $65,604
- Average household income
- $85,846
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 28,604
- Daytime population
- 68,042Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Marion-Herrin area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Canton, IL | 57 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #138 of 387 |
| 2Marion-Herrin, IL | 56 | 12 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.2% | #144 of 387 |
| 3Rochelle, IL | 53 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −0.7% | #158 of 387 |
| 4Galesburg, IL | 52 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.3M | −4.1% | #167 of 387 |
| 5Carbondale, IL | 50 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.6M | −1.5% | #187 of 387 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 48 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #205 of 387 |
| 7Sterling, IL | 44 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #241 of 387 |
| 8Pontiac, IL | 42 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −2.1% | #253 of 387 |
| 9Ottawa, IL | 42 | 25 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #254 of 387 |
| 10Effingham, IL | 41 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −0.9% | #261 of 387 |
Other business types in the Marion-Herrin area
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 care60
- Auto repair shops63
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing37
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies18
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 the Marion-Herrin, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 collision repair and body shops in the Marion-Herrin area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Marion-Herrin, IL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29.6M a year, or $1,021 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 28,983 households in the Marion-Herrin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Marion-Herrin, IL area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Marion-Herrin area has 4.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Marion-Herrin area would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,797 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Marion-Herrin, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Marion-Herrin area at 67,225 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,983 households. Median household income in the Marion-Herrin area is $65,604, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Marion-Herrin area scores 56 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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