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Home repair companies in Marion County, IL

The home repair companies in Marion County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,101 of 2,057 scored counties
#19 of 76 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
21
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$37.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,422 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,382
−3.4% 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 13 home repair companies in Marion County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,422 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $37.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Marion County was 21 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Marion County.

Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Marion County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,101 of 2,057 scored counties and #19 of 76 scored counties in Illinois.

How Marion 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 Marion County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.413.012.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment739647587
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+1.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,422$2,919$3,018
Median household income$61,240$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 210.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
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
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,382−3.4% since 2020
Households
15,512
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
573 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$61,240+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,168
Median home value
$103,000
Jobs located here
13,082
Daytime population
33,907Residents 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 Marion 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
19Marion County, IL48138.4$2.9M−3.4%#1,101 of 2,057

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

Marion County has 13 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $37.6M a year, or $2,422 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,512 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 8.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Marion County would have about 16, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 36,382 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,512 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,240, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Marion County scores 48 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,101 of 2,057 scored counties.

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