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Home repair companies in Morgan County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,853 of 2,057 scored counties
#60 of 76 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
24
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,540 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.4
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,515
−2.9% since 2020

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What this means

Morgan County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,853 of 2,057 scored counties and #60 of 76 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Morgan County spend about $33.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,540 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 home repair companies, that is $1.4M per company, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 24 home repair companies on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.4, 48% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Morgan County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 872 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Morgan County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.413.012.4
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment872647587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,540$2,919$3,018
Median household income$66,306$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3047

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 15
Employees, 2023
103
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
241 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,515−2.9% since 2020
Households
13,076
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
569 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$66,306+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,028
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
14,019
Daytime population
31,666Residents 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 Morgan 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
60Morgan County, IL302418.4$1.4M−2.9%#1,853 of 2,057

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 home repair companies in Morgan County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $33.2M a year, or $2,540 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,076 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 18.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Morgan County would have about 14, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 872 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Morgan County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 32,515 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,076 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $66,306 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Morgan County scores 30 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,853 of 2,057 scored counties.

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