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Home repair companies in Clay County, IL
The home repair companies in Clay County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,433 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,793
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,433 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $12.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 4 home repair companies, that is $3.2M per company, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 4 home repair companies on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 home repair companies on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Clay 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 home repair companies 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 | Clay County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 647 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,433 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,417 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
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
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,793−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,311
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $60,417+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,530
- Median home value
- $97,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,511
- Daytime population
- 12,012Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $3.2M | −3.6% |
Other business types in Clay 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Clay County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 home repair companies in Clay County. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. No official count is published for plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clay County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $12.9M a year, or $2,433 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,311 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, IL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Clay County has 7.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Clay County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 12,793 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,311 households. The median household income in Clay County is $60,417 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Clay County has no market score for home repair companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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