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Electricians in Champaign County, IL

How Champaign County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for electricians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #283 of 1,160 scored counties
#8 of 39 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
31
+3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$218.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,559 a household
Spending per listing
$13.7M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,972
+1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,559 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Champaign County spend about $218.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 16 electricians, that is $13.7M per company, 14% above the U.S. figure of $12M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians.

There are 16 electricians on map listings in Champaign County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Champaign County classed as electrical contractors, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,757 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $330K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Champaign County.

Population estimates put the population change in Champaign County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for electricians in Champaign County is 63 (upper middle), #283 of 1,160 scored counties and #8 of 39 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Champaign County compares

The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the electricians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Electricians in Champaign County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.42.5
Spending per listing$13.7M$12.3M$12M
Households per official establishment2,7571,8731,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.3%−1.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,559$2,919$3,018
Median household income$63,683$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6352

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 31+3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
365
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$330K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Champaign County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Champaign County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,972+1.8% since 2020
Households
85,472
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
996 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,413
Median home value
$211,500
Jobs located here
92,426
Daytime population
220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for electricians, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Champaign County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL71122.6$12.4M+9.9%#153 of 1,160
2Will County, IL69592.4$13.5M+2.2%#175 of 1,160
3Madison County, IL67201.8$15.2M−1.0%#212 of 1,160
4St. Clair County, IL66131.3$21M−2.5%#222 of 1,160
5Cook County, IL663891.9$15.9M−1.3%#225 of 1,160
6Grundy County, IL6552.4$12.4M+2.9%#253 of 1,160
7Peoria County, IL63121.5$17M−1.6%#277 of 1,160
8Champaign County, IL63161.9$13.7M+1.8%#283 of 1,160
9Sangamon County, IL62182.1$12.9M−1.0%#309 of 1,160
10Lake County, IL62722.8$12.3M+0.8%#313 of 1,160

Other business types in Champaign County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many electricians are in Champaign County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 electricians in Champaign County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $218.7M a year, or $2,559 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 electricians on map listings, it comes to $13.7M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Champaign County, IL compare with the U.S. for electricians?

Champaign County has 1.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $13.7M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the U.S. ratio of electricians to household spending, Champaign County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,757 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Champaign County scores 63 for electricians (upper middle), #283 of 1,160 scored counties.

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