Chicago, IL · Auto Repair
Auto Repair in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 5,411 automotive repair and maintenance shops in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 30,460 people with $1.6 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
5,411
3rd most of 387 US metro areas
30,460
5.6 per business, against 6.1 across all metros
$1.6 billion
$51,262 per employee
84%
of businesses, against 82% across all metros
+0.0%
in the number of businesses (5,411 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for automotive repair and maintenance shops, 3rd of 387.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 5.6 employees.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps auto repair in Chicago.
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Questions
Auto Repair in Chicago
How many automotive repair and maintenance shops are there in Chicago?
5,411 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 30,460 people and paid $1.6 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for auto repair growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 5,411 to 5,411 (+0.0%).
What does VERA do for auto repair in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Auto Repair in other markets
Other Chicago markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is automotive repair and maintenance shops, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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