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Window tint shop software in Illinois

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); 74.3% of its 6.3 million workers get to work by car, truck or van, and households there have 8.6 million vehicles (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
Commute by car, truck or van74.3%

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 pairs front and rear darkness instead of setting one flat number: pick 50% VLT front with 30% VLT rear, or 35% VLT on both — no mixing the two. Separately, if the front side windows are left completely untreated (no tint at all, not just 50% VLT), the rear windows can go any darkness with outside mirrors on both sides. No vehicle-type exception despite that claim showing up on many tint-industry sites. Windshield: nonreflective tint on the top 6 inches. Medical exemption available for documented conditions (e.g. lupus, albinism, TBI-related light sensitivity).

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 tint shop questions

How much can I tint windows in Illinois?
Illinois pairs front and rear darkness instead of setting one flat number: pick 50% VLT front with 30% VLT rear, or 35% VLT on both — no mixing the two. Separately, if the front side windows are left completely untreated (no tint at all, not just 50% VLT), the rear windows can go any darkness with outside mirrors on both sides. No vehicle-type exception despite that claim showing up on many tint-industry sites. Windshield: nonreflective tint on the top 6 inches. Medical exemption available for documented conditions (e.g. lupus, albinism, TBI-related light sensitivity). See the Illinois tint law, with the statute.
How many window tint businesses are there in Illinois?
Census has no window tint 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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