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Home repair companies in Kankakee County, IL
How Kankakee 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,577 of 2,057 scored counties
#37 of 76 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 62
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- −5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,670 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,525
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Kankakee County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,577 of 2,057 scored counties and #37 of 76 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 home repair companies in Kankakee County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Kankakee County comes to about $109.5M a year: $2,670 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per company, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kankakee County was 52 in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $339K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kankakee County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kankakee County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kankakee 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 | Kankakee County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 788 | 647 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.4% | +1.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,670 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,281 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 52−5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 393
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 623 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $339K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kankakee 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 Kankakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,525−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,996
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,302
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,664
- Daytime population
- 98,238Residents 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 Kankakee 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 |
| 37Kankakee County, IL | 38 | 62 | 15.1 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #1,577 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Kankakee 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 trades38
- HVAC and plumbing39
- Electricians44
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control31
- Landscaping and lawn care38
- House cleaning34
- Pest control33
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Kankakee County, IL?
Kankakee County has 62 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Kankakee County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $109.5M a year, or $2,670 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,996 households in Kankakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kankakee County, IL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Kankakee County has 15.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Kankakee County would have about 45, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 788 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kankakee County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kankakee County at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in Kankakee County is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. Kankakee County scores 38 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,577 of 2,057 scored counties.
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