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HVAC and plumbing companies in Clark County, IL

How Clark County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,561 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,114
−2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Clark County. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,561 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $16.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $5.6M per company, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clark County in 2023. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Clark County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clark 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 HVAC and plumbing 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Clark County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.66.96.3
Spending per listing$5.6M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3111,2371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,561$2,919$3,018
Median household income$72,927$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$519K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,114−2.2% since 2020
Households
6,555
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$72,927+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,731
Median home value
$132,400
Jobs located here
4,292
Daytime population
13,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clark County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cook County, IL651,0955.2$5.7M−1.3%#335 of 1,707
2Rock Island County, IL63213.4$7.4M−1.7%#384 of 1,707
3Ogle County, IL63115.3$5.2M−0.7%#395 of 1,707
4Henry County, IL6283.9$6.8M−2.2%#409 of 1,707
5Franklin County, IL5953.1$7.5M−2.1%#511 of 1,707
6St. Clair County, IL59535.3$5.2M−2.5%#530 of 1,707
7Monroe County, IL57107.2$4.4M−0.3%#613 of 1,707
8Sangamon County, IL56465.4$5M−1.0%#635 of 1,707
9Champaign County, IL52546.3$4.1M+1.8%#791 of 1,707
10Kendall County, IL524810.6$3.1M+9.9%#802 of 1,707
Clark County, ILNot scored34.6$5.6M−2.2%

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Clark County, IL?

Clark County has 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $16.8M a year, or $2,561 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,555 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, IL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Clark County has 4.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.6M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Clark County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 15,114 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,555 households. The median household income in Clark County is $72,927 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Clark County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clark County. It maps the HVAC and plumbing 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 HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Clark County

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