Groundwork

Home services · County · Illinois

Home repair companies in Vermilion County, IL

How Vermilion County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,761 of 2,057 scored counties
#52 of 76 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
41
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
25
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,362 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,259
−3.7% since 2020

See the home repair companies around any address in Vermilion County

The site report maps the home repair companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Vermilion County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 Vermilion County is 33 (lower middle), #1,761 of 2,057 scored counties and #52 of 76 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 home repair companies in Vermilion County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Vermilion County spend about $71.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,362 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Vermilion County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,203 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $128K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Vermilion County. Population estimates put the population change in Vermilion County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Vermilion 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 Vermilion County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureVermilion CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.613.012.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,203647587
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+1.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,362$2,919$3,018
Median household income$56,877$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 250.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
163
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
411 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$128K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
71,259−3.7% since 2020
Households
30,084
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$56,877+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,148
Median home value
$97,200
Jobs located here
24,379
Daytime population
64,835Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Vermilion County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the home repair companies on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Vermilion County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Home repair trades across Illinois

Every Illinois market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Vermilion 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
52Vermilion County, IL334113.6$1.7M−3.7%#1,761 of 2,057

Other business types in Vermilion County

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

Questions

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

Vermilion County has 41 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $71.1M a year, or $2,362 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,084 households in Vermilion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vermilion County has 13.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Vermilion County would have about 29, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,203 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 Vermilion County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Vermilion County at 71,259 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,084 households. Median household income in Vermilion County is $56,877, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Vermilion County scores 33 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,761 of 2,057 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Vermilion County. It maps the home repair companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for home repair companies · All 56 business types in Vermilion County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Vermilion County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Vermilion County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.