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Home repair companies in Will County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Will County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,244 of 2,057 scored counties
#28 of 76 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 421
- 13 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 511
- +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $797.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,263 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,263 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Will County spend about $797.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Will County has 421 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 39% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 511 businesses with payroll in Will County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Will County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Will County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Will County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,244 of 2,057 scored counties and #28 of 76 scored counties in Illinois.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 478 | 647 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,263 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 498 → 511+2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,605
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $432.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 328The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 Will 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 |
| 28Will County, IL | 46 | 421 | 17.2 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #1,244 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Will County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades46
- HVAC and plumbing40
- Electricians69
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control41
- Landscaping and lawn care39
- House cleaning54
- Pest control72
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Will County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 421 home repair companies in Will County. 13 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 511 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $797.1M a year, or $3,263 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 421 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Will County has 17.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Will County would have about 328, against 421 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Will County scores 46 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,244 of 2,057 scored counties.
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