Auto repair bays and storefront retailers in Stephenson County, IL
A repair garage spends on the shop floor: lifts, a tire machine, a scan tool and the compressor that runs them. In County Business Patterns for 2023, Stephenson County, IL had 36 establishments under Automotive Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 8111), and 23 of those garages had fewer than five employees. Storefront retail is a wider field, from hardware counters to clothing racks, with 138 establishments under Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) in the county that year. A store can carry shelf stock with inventory financing and treat a new point-of-sale system as equipment.








