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Home inspectors in Macon County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Macon County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 2 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #415 of 415 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $571.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,144 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 31
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,300
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Macon County scores 2 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #415 of 415 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Macon County spend about $571.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,144 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 69% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.
Macon County has 7 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Macon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macon County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Macon County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Macon County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 31 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 21,523 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.3% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,144 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,666 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 2 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 building inspection services in Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,300−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 43,468
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $62,666+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $127,300
- Jobs located here
- 43,992
- Daytime population
- 103,405Residents 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 home inspectors, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Macon County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cook County, IL | 54 | 113 | 0.5 | 106 | −1.3% | #166 of 415 |
| 2Winnebago County, IL | 52 | 6 | 0.5 | 98 | −0.4% | #180 of 415 |
| 3Kane County, IL | 50 | 12 | 0.6 | 94 | +1.8% | #197 of 415 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 47 | 18 | 0.7 | 92 | +0.8% | #216 of 415 |
| 5McLean County, IL | 46 | 5 | 0.7 | 77 | +0.1% | #230 of 415 |
| 6DuPage County, IL | 46 | 30 | 0.9 | 75 | +0.3% | #232 of 415 |
| 7Kendall County, IL | 44 | 5 | 1.1 | 57 | +9.9% | #257 of 415 |
| 8McHenry County, IL | 41 | 9 | 0.8 | 80 | +2.5% | #272 of 415 |
| 9Madison County, IL | 41 | 8 | 0.7 | 74 | −1.0% | #273 of 415 |
| 10Champaign County, IL | 39 | 6 | 0.7 | 73 | +1.8% | #298 of 415 |
| 16Macon County, IL | 2 | 7 | 1.6 | 31 | −4.3% | #415 of 415 |
Other business types in Macon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management49
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors2
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Macon County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 home inspectors in Macon County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Macon County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Macon County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $571.3M a year, or $13,144 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 69% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,468 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, IL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Macon County has 1.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 31, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Macon County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Macon County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 99,300 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,468 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,666 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Macon County scores 2 for home inspectors (very low), #415 of 415 scored counties.
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