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Collision repair and body shops in Sangamon County, IL
The collision repair and body shops in Sangamon County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #717 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 25
- 7 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 194,170
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $985 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Sangamon County spend about $83.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Sangamon County has 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Sangamon County was 25 in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,390 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Sangamon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sangamon County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Sangamon County is 47 (lower middle), #717 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 49 scored counties in Illinois.
How Sangamon 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 | Sangamon County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,390 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $985 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,357 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 25−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 194,170−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 84,762
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 225
- Median household income
- $75,357+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,226
- Median home value
- $176,300
- Jobs located here
- 128,055
- Daytime population
- 233,017Residents 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 Sangamon 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 |
| 18Sangamon County, IL | 47 | 25 | 2.9 | $3.3M | −1.0% | #717 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Sangamon 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 care56
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube39
- Gas stations61
- 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 Sangamon County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 collision repair and body shops in Sangamon County. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Sangamon County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $83.5M a year, or $985 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 84,762 households in Sangamon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sangamon County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Sangamon County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Sangamon County would have about 27, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,390 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Sangamon County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Sangamon County at 194,170 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 84,762 households. Median household income in Sangamon County is $75,357, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Sangamon County scores 47 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #717 of 1,327 scored counties.
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