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Home repair companies in LaSalle County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in LaSalle County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,130 of 2,057 scored counties
#21 of 76 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
55
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
53
−7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$119.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,638 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,773
−1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 home repair companies in LaSalle County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.1, 2% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,638 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in LaSalle County spend about $119.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in LaSalle County in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $749K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in LaSalle County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaSalle County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. LaSalle County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,130 of 2,057 scored counties and #21 of 76 scored counties in Illinois.

How LaSalle 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 LaSalle County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLaSalle CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.113.012.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment856647587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.0%+1.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,638$2,919$3,018
Median household income$73,045$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 53−7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
452
Annual payroll, 2023
$42M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
552 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$749K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in LaSalle 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 LaSalle County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,773−1.5% since 2020
Households
45,373
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,135 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,009
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
39,709
Daytime population
97,993Residents 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 LaSalle 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
21LaSalle County, IL485512.1$2.2M−1.5%#1,130 of 2,057

Other business types in LaSalle County

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

Questions

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

LaSalle County has 55 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019.

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

About $119.7M a year, or $2,638 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaSalle County has 12.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 49, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?

Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 48 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,130 of 2,057 scored counties.

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