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Illinois had 1,763 auto body, paint, interior and glass shops employing 11,363 people, 5th among the 50 states (Census County Business Patterns, 2023); its households have 8.6 million vehicles and a median income of $83,211 (ACS 2024 1-year).

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Illinois market at a glance

Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112)1,763 establishments (2022: 1,761) · 11,363 employees · $676.3 million payroll
All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111)7,445 establishments · 41,156 employees
Top countiesCook 582, DuPage 143, Will 117, Lake 95, Kane 74, McHenry 52, Madison 50, St. Clair 42, Winnebago 39, Sangamon 30
Top metro areas (whole-metro counts)Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: 1,199 (all states in the metro); St. Louis, MO-IL: 415 (all states in the metro); Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL: 49 (all states in the metro); Peoria, IL: 49; Rockford, IL: 43; Champaign-Urbana, IL: 36; Springfield, IL: 32; Ottawa, IL: 27
Households per establishment2,896 (US: 3,143)
Population12,710,158
Households5,105,448
Household vehicles8,567,448 (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.

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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 window tint law: the short answer

Illinois PPF shop questions

How many paint protection film businesses are there in Illinois?
Census has no paint protection film category. Its closest, automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112), counted 1,763 in Illinois in 2023, most in Cook (582), DuPage (143), Will (117), Lake (95) and Kane (74) (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 auto body, paint, interior and glass shops, CBP 2023.

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