General auto repair in Illinois 3,766 establishments · 18,230 employees · 2024
Firms (IL)
3,766
Employment
18,230
Avg Annual Pay
$59,195
State Rank
#6 of 52
How Illinois compares to national
Metric
Illinois
National
Illinois vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,766
86,232
4.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$59,195
$57,862
+$1,333 (+2.3%)
Location quotient
1.33
1.00
33% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.8
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
+1.1%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.33 means general auto repair are 33% over-represented in Illinois's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json