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HVAC and plumbing companies in Iroquois County, IL

How Iroquois 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 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,674 of 1,707 scored counties
#55 of 59 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,501 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,150
−3.0% 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

Iroquois County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,674 of 1,707 scored counties and #55 of 59 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Iroquois County spend about $28.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,501 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per company, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Iroquois County has 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Iroquois County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 817 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iroquois County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Iroquois 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 Iroquois County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureIroquois CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.96.96.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8171,2371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,501$2,919$3,018
Median household income$66,255$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1740

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Iroquois 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 Iroquois County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,150−3.0% since 2020
Households
11,443
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,117 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$66,255+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,073
Median home value
$137,800
Jobs located here
6,989
Daytime population
21,148Residents 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 Iroquois 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
55Iroquois County, IL1797.9$3.2M−3.0%#1,674 of 1,707

Other business types in Iroquois County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 HVAC and plumbing companies in Iroquois County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $28.6M a year, or $2,501 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,443 households in Iroquois County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iroquois County has 7.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 25% 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 U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Iroquois County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 817 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Iroquois County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Iroquois County at 26,150 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,443 households. Median household income in Iroquois County is $66,255, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Iroquois County scores 17 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,674 of 1,707 scored counties.

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