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Home repair companies in Richland County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,046 of 2,057 scored counties
#75 of 76 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,433 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.1
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,219
−3.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Richland County is 13 (low), #2,046 of 2,057 scored counties and #75 of 76 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,433 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $15.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.4M per company, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 11 home repair companies on map listings in Richland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Richland County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 460 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Richland County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Richland 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 Richland County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.113.012.4
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment460647587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,433$2,919$3,018
Median household income$62,455$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,219−3.7% since 2020
Households
6,443
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
360 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$62,455+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,417
Median home value
$112,000
Jobs located here
5,799
Daytime population
14,753Residents 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 Richland 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
75Richland County, IL131117.1$1.4M−3.7%#2,046 of 2,057

Other business types in Richland County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 home repair companies in Richland County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $15.7M a year, or $2,433 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,443 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richland County has 17.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Richland County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 460 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 15,219 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,443 households. The median household income in Richland County is $62,455 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Richland County scores 13 for home repair companies (low), #2,046 of 2,057 scored counties.

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