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Collision repair and body shops in Peoria County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Peoria County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #671 of 1,327 scored counties
#16 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 22
- 4 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $74M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,553
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Peoria County spend about $74M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $951 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 22 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 9% above 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 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Peoria County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Peoria County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,092 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Peoria County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, Peoria County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #671 of 1,327 scored counties and #16 of 49 scored counties in Illinois.
How Peoria 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 | Peoria County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,092 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $951 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,108 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 224 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Peoria 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 Peoria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,553−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 77,755
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 619 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $65,108+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,598
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 105,914
- Daytime population
- 205,092Residents 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 |
| 16Peoria County, IL | 49 | 22 | 2.8 | $3.4M | −1.6% | #671 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Peoria 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 care54
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube22
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies13
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 Peoria County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 collision repair and body shops in Peoria County. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Peoria County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $74M a year, or $951 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 77,755 households in Peoria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Peoria County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Peoria County has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Peoria County would have about 24, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,092 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Peoria County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Peoria County at 178,553 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,755 households. Median household income in Peoria County is $65,108, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Peoria County scores 49 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #671 of 1,327 scored counties.
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