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HVAC and plumbing companies in DuPage County, IL
How DuPage 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 · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,252 of 1,707 scored counties
#27 of 59 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 373
- 13 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 388
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,400 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 934,298
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 373 HVAC and plumbing companies in DuPage County. 13 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $3,400 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in DuPage County spend about $1.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.2M per company, 33% below 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 388 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in DuPage County in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 904 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $8.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in DuPage County.
Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, DuPage County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,252 of 1,707 scored counties and #27 of 59 scored counties in Illinois.
How DuPage 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.
| Measure | DuPage County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 904 | 1,237 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | −0.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,400 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $112,096 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 396 → 388−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,023
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $376.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 251The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $8.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in DuPage 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 DuPage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 934,298+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 350,758
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 328 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,836
- Median household income
- $112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $152,117
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 643,931
- Daytime population
- 1,099,611Residents 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 HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cook County, IL | 65 | 1,095 | 5.2 | $5.7M | −1.3% | #335 of 1,707 |
| 2Rock Island County, IL | 63 | 21 | 3.4 | $7.4M | −1.7% | #384 of 1,707 |
| 3Ogle County, IL | 63 | 11 | 5.3 | $5.2M | −0.7% | #395 of 1,707 |
| 4Henry County, IL | 62 | 8 | 3.9 | $6.8M | −2.2% | #409 of 1,707 |
| 5Franklin County, IL | 59 | 5 | 3.1 | $7.5M | −2.1% | #511 of 1,707 |
| 6St. Clair County, IL | 59 | 53 | 5.3 | $5.2M | −2.5% | #530 of 1,707 |
| 7Monroe County, IL | 57 | 10 | 7.2 | $4.4M | −0.3% | #613 of 1,707 |
| 8Sangamon County, IL | 56 | 46 | 5.4 | $5M | −1.0% | #635 of 1,707 |
| 9Champaign County, IL | 52 | 54 | 6.3 | $4.1M | +1.8% | #791 of 1,707 |
| 10Kendall County, IL | 52 | 48 | 10.6 | $3.1M | +9.9% | #802 of 1,707 |
| 27DuPage County, IL | 39 | 373 | 10.6 | $3.2M | +0.3% | #1,252 of 1,707 |
Other business types in DuPage 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 trades38
- HVAC and plumbing39
- Electricians50
- Roofing and gutters40
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning34
- Pest control61
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in DuPage County, IL?
There are 373 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in DuPage County as of September 2026. 13 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 388 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.2B a year, or $3,400 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 373 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
DuPage County has 10.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, DuPage County would have about 251, against 373 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 904 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,252 of 1,707 scored counties.
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