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Home repair companies in Jersey County, IL
The home repair companies in Jersey County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #901 of 2,057 scored counties
#13 of 76 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,160
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jersey County spend about $22M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,759 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 10 home repair companies on map listings in Jersey County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jersey County in 2023. That is one for every 996 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jersey County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Jersey County is 53 (upper middle), #901 of 2,057 scored counties and #13 of 76 scored counties in Illinois.
How Jersey 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 | Jersey County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 996 | 647 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,759 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,361 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Jersey 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 Jersey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,160−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,965
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $80,361+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,416
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,045
- Daytime population
- 16,288Residents 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 Jersey 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 |
| 13Jersey County, IL | 53 | 10 | 12.6 | $2.2M | −1.5% | #901 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Jersey 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 Jersey County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 home repair companies in Jersey County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Jersey County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $22M a year, or $2,759 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,965 households in Jersey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jersey County, IL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Jersey County has 12.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Jersey County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 996 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Jersey County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Jersey County at 21,160 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,965 households. The median household income in Jersey County is $80,361 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Jersey County scores 53 for home repair companies (upper middle), #901 of 2,057 scored counties.
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