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HVAC and plumbing companies in Effingham County, IL
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Effingham County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,632 of 1,707 scored counties
#50 of 59 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,519
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Effingham County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,632 of 1,707 scored counties and #50 of 59 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in Effingham County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Effingham County spend about $38.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,752 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.6M per company, 46% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Effingham County was 19 in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $493K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Effingham County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Effingham County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Effingham 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 | Effingham County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $4.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 734 | 1,237 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | −0.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,752 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,404 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 19−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 197
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $493K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,519−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,951
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $80,404+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,682
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,599
- Daytime population
- 39,935Residents 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 Effingham 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 |
| 50Effingham County, IL | 22 | 15 | 10.8 | $2.6M | −0.5% | #1,632 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Effingham County
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Effingham County, IL?
Effingham County has 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Effingham County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $38.4M a year, or $2,752 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 13,951 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, IL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Effingham County has 10.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.6M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Effingham County would have about 8, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Effingham County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 34,519 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,951 households. The median household income in Effingham County is $80,404 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.8% 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. Effingham County scores 22 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,632 of 1,707 scored counties.
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