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Home repair companies in DeKalb County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in DeKalb County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,703 of 2,057 scored counties
#48 of 76 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 60
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- +10.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,636 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
DeKalb County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,703 of 2,057 scored counties and #48 of 76 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 home repair companies in DeKalb County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,636 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $104.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.7M per company, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in DeKalb County was 73 in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 542 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $843K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in DeKalb County. Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 542 | 647 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.6% | +1.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,636 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 73+10.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 447
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 601 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $843K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents 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 repair companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DeKalb County marked.
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 |
| 48DeKalb County, IL | 35 | 60 | 15.2 | $1.7M | +1.5% | #1,703 of 2,057 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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
- Home repair trades35
- HVAC and plumbing33
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters48
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning49
- Pest control43
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in DeKalb County, IL?
DeKalb County has 60 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $104.2M a year, or $2,636 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
DeKalb County has 15.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 43, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 542 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 35 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,703 of 2,057 scored counties.
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