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Electricians in McHenry County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in McHenry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #684 of 1,160 scored counties
#18 of 39 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 45
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 111
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $379.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 electricians in McHenry County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $3,225 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in McHenry County spend about $379.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $8.4M per company, 30% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in McHenry County was 111 in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,059 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in McHenry County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McHenry County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). McHenry County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #684 of 1,160 scored counties and #18 of 39 scored counties in Illinois.
How McHenry 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.
| Measure | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $12.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,059 | 1,873 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | −1.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,225 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106 → 111+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 675
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 451 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for electricians, numbered among those based in Illinois, with McHenry County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 71 | 12 | 2.6 | $12.4M | +9.9% | #153 of 1,160 |
| 2Will County, IL | 69 | 59 | 2.4 | $13.5M | +2.2% | #175 of 1,160 |
| 3Madison County, IL | 67 | 20 | 1.8 | $15.2M | −1.0% | #212 of 1,160 |
| 4St. Clair County, IL | 66 | 13 | 1.3 | $21M | −2.5% | #222 of 1,160 |
| 5Cook County, IL | 66 | 389 | 1.9 | $15.9M | −1.3% | #225 of 1,160 |
| 6Grundy County, IL | 65 | 5 | 2.4 | $12.4M | +2.9% | #253 of 1,160 |
| 7Peoria County, IL | 63 | 12 | 1.5 | $17M | −1.6% | #277 of 1,160 |
| 8Champaign County, IL | 63 | 16 | 1.9 | $13.7M | +1.8% | #283 of 1,160 |
| 9Sangamon County, IL | 62 | 18 | 2.1 | $12.9M | −1.0% | #309 of 1,160 |
| 10Lake County, IL | 62 | 72 | 2.8 | $12.3M | +0.8% | #313 of 1,160 |
| 18McHenry County, IL | 46 | 45 | 3.8 | $8.4M | +2.5% | #684 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in McHenry County, IL?
There are 45 electricians on map listings in McHenry County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019.
How much do households in McHenry County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $379.2M a year, or $3,225 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 electricians on map listings, it comes to $8.4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for electricians?
McHenry County has 3.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $8.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, McHenry County would have about 32, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,059 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 46 for electricians (lower middle), #684 of 1,160 scored counties.
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