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Home repair companies in Iroquois County, IL

How Iroquois County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,752 of 2,057 scored counties
#50 of 76 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,501 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,150
−3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Iroquois County is 33 (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,057 scored counties and #50 of 76 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 home repair companies in Iroquois County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,501 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Iroquois County spend about $28.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 13 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Iroquois County in 2023. That is one for every 572 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Iroquois County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Iroquois 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.

Home repair trades in Iroquois County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureIroquois CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.413.012.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment572647587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,501$2,919$3,018
Median household income$66,255$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Iroquois 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 Iroquois County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,150−3.0% since 2020
Households
11,443
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,117 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$66,255+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,073
Median home value
$137,800
Jobs located here
6,989
Daytime population
21,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Iroquois County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Piatt County, IL7168.7$3.4M+0.6%#181 of 2,057
2Ogle County, IL70178.2$3.4M−0.7%#210 of 2,057
3Cook County, IL642,0659.8$3M−1.3%#399 of 2,057
4Bureau County, IL63107.1$3.6M−2.1%#434 of 2,057
5Boone County, IL622110.8$2.7M+0.4%#496 of 2,057
6Rock Island County, IL57589.4$2.7M−1.7%#696 of 2,057
7St. Clair County, IL5710510.4$2.6M−2.5%#697 of 2,057
8Monroe County, IL571712.3$2.6M−0.3%#698 of 2,057
9Franklin County, IL55116.8$3.4M−2.1%#769 of 2,057
10Kendall County, IL557717.0$1.9M+9.9%#810 of 2,057
50Iroquois County, IL331311.4$2.2M−3.0%#1,752 of 2,057

Other business types in Iroquois County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Iroquois County, IL?

There are 13 home repair companies on map listings in Iroquois County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Iroquois County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $28.6M a year, or $2,501 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,443 households in Iroquois County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iroquois County, IL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Iroquois County has 11.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Iroquois County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 572 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Iroquois County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Iroquois County at 26,150 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,443 households. Median household income in Iroquois County is $66,255, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Iroquois County scores 33 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,057 scored counties.

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