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Home repair companies in Stephenson County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Stephenson County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,014 of 2,057 scored counties
#70 of 76 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 34
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,470 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,220
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Stephenson County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,014 of 2,057 scored counties and #70 of 76 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Stephenson County spend about $47.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,470 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 34 home repair companies, that is $1.4M per company, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 34 home repair companies on map listings in Stephenson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.6, 42% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Stephenson County was 32 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 605 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Stephenson County. Population estimates show Stephenson County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Stephenson 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 | Stephenson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 605 | 647 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +1.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,470 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,043 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 32−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,842
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $194.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 343 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Stephenson 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 Stephenson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,220−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,358
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $64,043+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,920
- Median home value
- $134,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,326
- Daytime population
- 40,359Residents 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 Stephenson 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 |
| 70Stephenson County, IL | 19 | 34 | 17.6 | $1.4M | −3.0% | #2,014 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Stephenson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many home repair companies are in Stephenson County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 home repair companies in Stephenson County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Stephenson County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $47.8M a year, or $2,470 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,358 households in Stephenson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephenson County, IL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Stephenson County has 17.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.4M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Stephenson County would have about 20, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 605 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Stephenson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Stephenson County at 43,220 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,358 households. The median household income in Stephenson County is $64,043 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Stephenson County scores 19 for home repair companies (low), #2,014 of 2,057 scored counties.
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