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HVAC and plumbing companies in Kendall County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Kendall County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #802 of 1,707 scored counties
#10 of 59 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
48
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
44
−10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$148.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,268 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,470
+9.9% 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

At $3,268 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Kendall County spend about $148.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 48 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.1M per company, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Kendall County has 48 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Kendall County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,031 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kendall County.

Population estimates put the population change in Kendall County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Kendall County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #802 of 1,707 scored counties and #10 of 59 scored counties in Illinois.

How Kendall 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 Kendall County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureKendall CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.66.96.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0311,2371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.2%−0.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,268$2,919$3,018
Median household income$111,601$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5240

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 44−10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
248
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
482 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kendall 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 Kendall County

Population, 2025 estimate
145,470+9.9% since 2020
Households
45,372
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
430
Median household income
$111,601+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,379
Median home value
$322,400
Jobs located here
30,568
Daytime population
86,410Residents 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 Kendall 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

Other business types in Kendall County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 HVAC and plumbing companies in Kendall County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019.

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

About $148.3M a year, or $3,268 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 45,372 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kendall 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 $3.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Kendall County would have about 31, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,031 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Kendall County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Kendall County at 145,470 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,372 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $111,601, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Kendall County scores 52 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #802 of 1,707 scored counties.

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