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Collision repair and body shops in Wayne County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Wayne County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,108 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,882
−1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Wayne County. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Wayne County spend about $7.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,108 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wayne County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Wayne County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wayne 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Wayne County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.23.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,2833,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,108$975$958
Median household income$55,521$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,882−1.6% since 2020
Households
6,866
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,521+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,226
Median home value
$110,700
Jobs located here
4,153
Daytime population
13,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Wayne County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL8381.8$7.3M+9.9%#39 of 1,327
2Boone County, IL7652.6$4.7M+0.4%#115 of 1,327
3McLean County, IL64182.6$4M+0.1%#331 of 1,327
4Kane County, IL64583.1$3.9M+1.8%#334 of 1,327
5Grundy County, IL6362.9$4.2M+2.9%#362 of 1,327
6DeKalb County, IL60123.0$3.4M+1.5%#433 of 1,327
7Lake County, IL59893.4$3.5M+0.8%#451 of 1,327
8Champaign County, IL57202.3$3.8M+1.8%#500 of 1,327
9Rock Island County, IL57172.8$3.5M−1.7%#504 of 1,327
10McHenry County, IL55463.9$3.2M+2.5%#545 of 1,327
Wayne County, ILNot scored34.4$2.5M−1.6%

Other business types in Wayne County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Wayne County, IL?

Wayne County has 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Wayne County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.6M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,866 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wayne County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Wayne County has 4.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending.

How fast is Wayne County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 15,882 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,866 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $55,521 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wayne County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Wayne County

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