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Collision repair and body shops in St. Clair County, IL
How St. Clair County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #997 of 1,327 scored counties
#30 of 49 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 41
- 9 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 250,708
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, St. Clair County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #997 of 1,327 scored counties and #30 of 49 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in St. Clair County spend about $104.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,032 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
St. Clair County has 41 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 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 St. Clair County was 33 in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,056 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | 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 | 3,056 | 3,283 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −5.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,032 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,854 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 33−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 199
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 250,708−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,846
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,153
- Median home value
- $180,300
- Jobs located here
- 90,959
- Daytime population
- 229,240Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
| 30St. Clair County, IL | 35 | 41 | 4.1 | $2.5M | −2.5% | #997 of 1,327 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 care46
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube41
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies22
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 St. Clair County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 collision repair and body shops in St. Clair County. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Clair County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $104.1M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 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 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
St. Clair County 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, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 34, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,056 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 35 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #997 of 1,327 scored counties.
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