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Electricians in Clark County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,561 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,114
−2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 electricians in Clark County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 84% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Clark County comes to about $16.8M a year: $2,561 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 electricians, that is $5.6M per company, 53% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as electrical contractors. That is one for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Clark County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 electricians on map listings, Clark County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clark 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 Clark County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.62.42.5
Spending per listing$5.6M$12.3M$12M
Households per official establishment2,1851,8731,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,561$2,919$3,018
Median household income$72,927$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$484K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,114−2.2% since 2020
Households
6,555
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$72,927+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,731
Median home value
$132,400
Jobs located here
4,292
Daytime population
13,525Residents 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 Clark 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
Clark County, ILNot scored34.6$5.6M−2.2%

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many electricians are in Clark County, IL?

Clark County has 3 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023.

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

About $16.8M a year, or $2,561 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 electricians on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,555 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 4.6 electricians per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $5.6M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Clark County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 15,114 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,555 households. The median household income in Clark County is $72,927 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Clark County has no market score for electricians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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