Illinois market at a glance
| Car washes (NAICS 811192) | 783 establishments (2022: 749) · 6,215 employees · $172.1 million payroll |
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| All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111) | 7,445 establishments · 41,156 employees |
| Top counties | Cook 267, DuPage 62, Kane 43, Lake 41, Will 32, McHenry 25, Madison 22, Sangamon 15, St. Clair 15, Tazewell 15 |
| Top metro areas (whole-metro counts) | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: 547 (all states in the metro); St. Louis, MO-IL: 165 (all states in the metro); Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL: 37 (all states in the metro); Peoria, IL: 32; Springfield, IL: 16; Rockford, IL: 14; Bloomington, IL: 13; Sterling, IL: 12 |
| Households per establishment | 6,520 (US: 6,702) |
| Population | 12,710,158 |
| Households | 5,105,448 |
| Household vehicles | 8,567,448 (1.68 per household) |
| Median household income | $83,211 |
| Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year) | Cook 2,921,788, DuPage 650,854, Will 509,220, Lake 501,882, Kane 373,846, McHenry 241,381, Madison 206,005, Winnebago 200,399, St. Clair 182,487, Sangamon 146,067 |
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
Illinois window tint rules
Illinois law (625 ILCS 5/12-503) bans all front-windshield film except a nonreflective strip within the top 6 inches. Front side windows may be tinted to at least 35% VLT if every rear window stays at 35%+, or at least 50% VLT if every rear window stays at 30%+, with a 5% meter tolerance. The same limits apply to every vehicle type, and reflective film is banned outright.
Summary checked against 625 ILCS 5/12-503 (current through P.A. 103-32, eff. 1/1/2024) on 2026-09-23. Verify current statutes before quoting.
Illinois ceramic shop questions
- How many ceramic coating businesses are there in Illinois?
- Census has no ceramic coating category. Its closest, car washes (NAICS 811192), counted 783 in Illinois in 2023, most in Cook (267), DuPage (62), Kane (43), Lake (41) and Will (32) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in Illinois?
- Illinois households had 8,567,448 vehicles available, 1.68 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Cook (2,921,788), DuPage (650,854), Will (509,220), Lake (501,882), Kane (373,846) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
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Number of car washes, CBP 2023.