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Electricians in Winnebago County, IL
The electricians in Winnebago County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #464 of 1,160 scored counties
#12 of 39 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $295.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,545 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.3M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 283,674
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 electricians in Winnebago County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 16% below the U.S. rate of 2.5.
Households in Winnebago County spend about $295.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,545 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.3M per company, 2% above 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 45 businesses with payroll in Winnebago County classed as electrical contractors, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,578 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Winnebago County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For electricians, Winnebago County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #464 of 1,160 scored counties and #12 of 39 scored counties in Illinois.
How Winnebago 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 | Winnebago County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,578 | 1,873 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | −1.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,545 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,837 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 45−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 398
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 283,674−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 116,014
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $65,837+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,474
- Median home value
- $164,500
- Jobs located here
- 121,867
- Daytime population
- 276,449Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Winnebago County, IL | 55 | 24 | 2.1 | $12.3M | −0.4% | #464 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Winnebago County, IL?
There are 24 electricians on map listings in Winnebago County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Winnebago County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $295.3M a year, or $2,545 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 electricians on map listings, it comes to $12.3M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,014 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winnebago County, IL compare with the U.S. for electricians?
Winnebago County has 2.1 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $12.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 25, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,578 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Winnebago County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Winnebago County at 283,674 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 116,014 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $65,837 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Winnebago County scores 55 for electricians (upper middle), #464 of 1,160 scored counties.
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