Market rankings · Illinois
Home repair companies in Illinois
Markets across Illinois ranked by the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 6,550
- 166 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 7,785
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.7B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #31 of 51
- Market score 47 · Lower middle
A site report maps the home repair companies on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 6,550 home repair companies in Illinois. Of those, 166 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Illinois comes to about $14.7B a year: $2,919 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6,550 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Illinois was 7,785 in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 647 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 311 SBA-backed loans worth $116.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #31 for home repair companies, with a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the St. Louis metro area scores highest (56). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest (76).
Every market in Illinois for home repair companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 56 | 1,452 | 12.5 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #146 of 387 |
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 54 | 4,799 | 13.2 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #162 of 387 |
| 2Springfield, IL | 50 | 108 | 12.0 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #192 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 50 | 190 | 11.8 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #193 of 387 |
| 3Decatur, IL | 48 | 44 | 10.1 | $2.5M | −4.3% | #205 of 387 |
| 4Champaign-Urbana, IL | 46 | 124 | 12.6 | $2M | +1.5% | #222 of 387 |
| 5Bloomington, IL | 45 | 105 | 15.0 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #231 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 43 | 47 | 12.3 | $2M | +1.7% | #237 of 387 |
| 6Peoria, IL | 35 | 218 | 14.2 | $1.9M | −1.3% | #317 of 387 |
| 7Kankakee, IL | 34 | 62 | 15.1 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #325 of 387 |
| 8Rockford, IL | 30 | 200 | 14.8 | $1.8M | −0.3% | #352 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 17 | 75 | 18.0 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #383 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 76 | 17 | 8.2 | $3.4M | −0.7% | #24 of 526 |
| 2Ottawa, IL | 58 | 67 | 10.8 | $2.4M | −1.6% | #164 of 526 |
| 3Dixon, IL | 57 | 13 | 9.7 | $2.7M | −3.4% | #174 of 526 |
| 4Canton, IL | 53 | 13 | 9.4 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #226 of 526 |
| 5Centralia, IL | 49 | 13 | 8.4 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #280 of 526 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 45 | 20 | 10.1 | $2.4M | −2.5% | #324 of 526 |
| 6Macomb, IL | 44 | 12 | 10.1 | $2.3M | −4.5% | #333 of 526 |
| 7Mount Vernon, IL | 44 | 17 | 11.5 | $2.1M | −2.3% | #335 of 526 |
| 8Sterling, IL | 41 | 32 | 13.8 | $1.8M | −2.6% | #367 of 526 |
| 9Carbondale, IL | 39 | 25 | 10.9 | $2.1M | −1.5% | #389 of 526 |
| 10Galesburg, IL | 38 | 24 | 11.4 | $2M | −4.1% | #398 of 526 |
| 11Marion-Herrin, IL | 37 | 42 | 14.5 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #409 of 526 |
| 12Danville, IL | 36 | 41 | 13.6 | $1.7M | −3.7% | #420 of 526 |
| 13Jacksonville, IL | 36 | 25 | 16.5 | $1.5M | −3.1% | #425 of 526 |
| 14Lincoln, IL | 35 | 20 | 17.8 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #434 of 526 |
| 15Pontiac, IL | 33 | 26 | 17.8 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #451 of 526 |
| 16Taylorville, IL | 29 | 20 | 14.7 | $1.7M | −1.5% | #476 of 526 |
| 17Effingham, IL | 28 | 37 | 20.4 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #486 of 526 |
| 18Quincy, IL-MO | 26 | 46 | 14.8 | $1.7M | −2.0% | #496 of 526 |
| 19Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 25 | 39 | 18.7 | $1.3M | −1.0% | #503 of 526 |
| 20Freeport, IL | 21 | 34 | 17.6 | $1.4M | −3.0% | #517 of 526 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piatt County, IL | 71 | 6 | 8.7 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #181 of 2,057 |
| 2Ogle County, IL | 70 | 17 | 8.2 | $3.4M | −0.7% | #210 of 2,057 |
| 3Cook County, IL | 64 | 2,065 | 9.8 | $3M | −1.3% | #399 of 2,057 |
| 4Bureau County, IL | 63 | 10 | 7.1 | $3.6M | −2.1% | #434 of 2,057 |
| 5Boone County, IL | 62 | 21 | 10.8 | $2.7M | +0.4% | #496 of 2,057 |
| 6Rock Island County, IL | 57 | 58 | 9.4 | $2.7M | −1.7% | #696 of 2,057 |
| 7St. Clair County, IL | 57 | 105 | 10.4 | $2.6M | −2.5% | #697 of 2,057 |
| 8Monroe County, IL | 57 | 17 | 12.3 | $2.6M | −0.3% | #698 of 2,057 |
| 9Franklin County, IL | 55 | 11 | 6.8 | $3.4M | −2.1% | #769 of 2,057 |
| 10Kendall County, IL | 55 | 77 | 17.0 | $1.9M | +9.9% | #810 of 2,057 |
| 11Lee County, IL | 53 | 13 | 9.7 | $2.7M | −3.4% | #880 of 2,057 |
| 12Crawford County, IL | 53 | 8 | 10.7 | $2.4M | +0.1% | #891 of 2,057 |
| 13Jersey County, IL | 53 | 10 | 12.6 | $2.2M | −1.5% | #901 of 2,057 |
| 14Henry County, IL | 52 | 19 | 9.4 | $2.9M | −2.2% | #922 of 2,057 |
| 15Fulton County, IL | 50 | 13 | 9.4 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #1,014 of 2,057 |
| 16Sangamon County, IL | 50 | 104 | 12.3 | $2.2M | −1.0% | #1,038 of 2,057 |
| 17Champaign County, IL | 50 | 106 | 12.4 | $2.1M | +1.8% | #1,046 of 2,057 |
| 18Macoupin County, IL | 49 | 16 | 9.1 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #1,054 of 2,057 |
| 19Marion County, IL | 48 | 13 | 8.4 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #1,101 of 2,057 |
| 20Perry County, IL | 48 | 8 | 10.2 | $2.4M | −3.5% | #1,114 of 2,057 |
| 21LaSalle County, IL | 48 | 55 | 12.1 | $2.2M | −1.5% | #1,130 of 2,057 |
| 22McLean County, IL | 48 | 105 | 15.0 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #1,152 of 2,057 |
| 23Grundy County, IL | 48 | 34 | 16.5 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #1,154 of 2,057 |
| 24Macon County, IL | 47 | 44 | 10.1 | $2.5M | −4.3% | #1,170 of 2,057 |
| 25Lawrence County, IL | 47 | 6 | 11.0 | $2.3M | −9.7% | #1,180 of 2,057 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Madison County, IL | 47 | 142 | 12.9 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #1,191 of 2,057 |
| 27Lake County, IL | 46 | 436 | 16.9 | $2M | +0.8% | #1,237 of 2,057 |
| 28Will County, IL | 46 | 421 | 17.2 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #1,244 of 2,057 |
| 29Bond County, IL | 46 | 9 | 14.6 | $1.8M | +0.6% | #1,252 of 2,057 |
| 30Peoria County, IL | 45 | 94 | 12.1 | $2.2M | −1.6% | #1,274 of 2,057 |
| 31White County, IL | 43 | 5 | 8.8 | $2.6M | −4.0% | #1,346 of 2,057 |
| 32Clark County, IL | 43 | 8 | 12.2 | $2.1M | −2.2% | #1,364 of 2,057 |
| 33McDonough County, IL | 42 | 12 | 10.1 | $2.3M | −4.5% | #1,399 of 2,057 |
| 34Jefferson County, IL | 40 | 17 | 11.5 | $2.1M | −2.3% | #1,490 of 2,057 |
| 35Carroll County, IL | 38 | 7 | 10.6 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #1,561 of 2,057 |
| 36Randolph County, IL | 38 | 16 | 13.4 | $1.9M | −0.6% | #1,573 of 2,057 |
| 37Kankakee County, IL | 38 | 62 | 15.1 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #1,577 of 2,057 |
| 38DuPage County, IL | 38 | 705 | 20.1 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #1,583 of 2,057 |
| 39Cass County, IL | 37 | 6 | 11.7 | $2.1M | −4.0% | #1,605 of 2,057 |
| 40Jackson County, IL | 37 | 25 | 10.9 | $2.1M | −1.5% | #1,607 of 2,057 |
| 41Union County, IL | 37 | 8 | 11.6 | $2M | −3.7% | #1,608 of 2,057 |
| 42Woodford County, IL | 37 | 23 | 15.7 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #1,619 of 2,057 |
| 43Kane County, IL | 37 | 376 | 20.4 | $1.6M | +1.8% | #1,635 of 2,057 |
| 44Knox County, IL | 36 | 24 | 11.4 | $2M | −4.1% | #1,650 of 2,057 |
| 45Whiteside County, IL | 36 | 32 | 13.8 | $1.8M | −2.6% | #1,664 of 2,057 |
| 46Tazewell County, IL | 36 | 91 | 16.8 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #1,678 of 2,057 |
| 47Cumberland County, IL | 36 | 7 | 16.8 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #1,685 of 2,057 |
| 48DeKalb County, IL | 35 | 60 | 15.2 | $1.7M | +1.5% | #1,703 of 2,057 |
| 49McHenry County, IL | 35 | 252 | 21.4 | $1.5M | +2.5% | #1,712 of 2,057 |
| 50Iroquois County, IL | 33 | 13 | 11.4 | $2.2M | −3.0% | #1,752 of 2,057 |
| 51Clinton County, IL | 33 | 23 | 15.8 | $1.8M | +0.6% | #1,759 of 2,057 |
| 52Vermilion County, IL | 33 | 41 | 13.6 | $1.7M | −3.7% | #1,761 of 2,057 |
| 53Marshall County, IL | 33 | 8 | 15.7 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #1,768 of 2,057 |
| 54Douglas County, IL | 32 | 11 | 14.2 | $1.9M | +0.5% | #1,789 of 2,057 |
| 55Williamson County, IL | 32 | 42 | 14.5 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #1,797 of 2,057 |
| 56Pike County, IL | 31 | 6 | 10.1 | $2.3M | −2.8% | #1,809 of 2,057 |
| 57Saline County, IL | 31 | 11 | 11.0 | $2.1M | −4.1% | #1,810 of 2,057 |
| 58Winnebago County, IL | 31 | 179 | 15.4 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #1,823 of 2,057 |
| 59Logan County, IL | 31 | 20 | 17.8 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #1,828 of 2,057 |
| 60Morgan County, IL | 30 | 24 | 18.4 | $1.4M | −2.9% | #1,853 of 2,057 |
| 61Fayette County, IL | 29 | 10 | 12.8 | $1.9M | −3.2% | #1,860 of 2,057 |
| 62Livingston County, IL | 29 | 26 | 17.8 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #1,871 of 2,057 |
| 63Christian County, IL | 26 | 20 | 14.7 | $1.7M | −1.5% | #1,914 of 2,057 |
| 64Warren County, IL | 26 | 16 | 23.6 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #1,924 of 2,057 |
| 65Jo Daviess County, IL | 25 | 19 | 18.3 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #1,934 of 2,057 |
| 66Coles County, IL | 24 | 39 | 18.7 | $1.3M | −1.0% | #1,951 of 2,057 |
| 67Moultrie County, IL | 23 | 9 | 15.5 | $1.7M | −0.8% | #1,954 of 2,057 |
| 68Effingham County, IL | 22 | 30 | 21.5 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #1,978 of 2,057 |
| 69Adams County, IL | 21 | 42 | 15.0 | $1.7M | −2.1% | #1,987 of 2,057 |
| 70Stephenson County, IL | 19 | 34 | 17.6 | $1.4M | −3.0% | #2,014 of 2,057 |
| 71Edgar County, IL | 18 | 12 | 15.9 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #2,020 of 2,057 |
| 72Montgomery County, IL | 18 | 24 | 21.2 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #2,022 of 2,057 |
| 73Massac County, IL | 18 | 14 | 25.7 | $930K | −4.5% | #2,024 of 2,057 |
| 74Ford County, IL | 17 | 12 | 20.6 | $1.2M | −2.2% | #2,027 of 2,057 |
| 75Richland County, IL | 13 | 11 | 17.1 | $1.4M | −3.7% | #2,046 of 2,057 |
| 76De Witt County, IL | 12 | 17 | 25.8 | $994K | −2.1% | #2,049 of 2,057 |
| Shelby County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $5.6M | −1.6% | |
| Hancock County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $4.7M | −4.4% | |
| Wayne County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $4M | −1.6% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $5.9M | −2.6% | |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $7.7M | −1.2% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $5M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $3.2M | −3.6% | |
| Mason County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $3.5M | −4.9% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.7 | $3.5M | −3.3% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $5.6M | −5.1% | |
| Wabash County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $5.7M | −3.6% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $9.8M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 18.3 | $1.3M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $1.7M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $3.2M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $3.2M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $3.4M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.8 | $3M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 5.2 | $4M | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.9 | $5M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 5.3 | $4.3M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.5 | $2.5M | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $3.6M | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 home repair companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Illinois?
Illinois has 6,550 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 166 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 7,785 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Illinois spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $14.7B a year, or $2,919 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,550 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Illinois has 13.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Illinois would have about 6,054, against 6,550 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 647 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for home repair companies?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the St. Louis metro area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Rochelle area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 76 scored counties in Illinois, Piatt County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #31 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the home repair companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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