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HVAC and plumbing companies in Madison County, IL

How Madison 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,206 of 1,707 scored counties
#22 of 59 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
82
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
97
+14.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$303.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,753 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
263,110
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 HVAC and plumbing companies in Madison County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,753 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $303.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.7M per company, 22% 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 Madison County was 97 in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $397K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Madison County.

Population estimates show Madison County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For HVAC and plumbing companies, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,206 of 1,707 scored counties and #22 of 59 scored counties in Illinois.

How Madison 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 Madison County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.46.96.3
Spending per listing$3.7M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1351,2371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.1%−0.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,753$2,919$3,018
Median household income$75,793$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 97+14.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,219
Annual payroll, 2023
$109.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
820 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$397K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
263,110−1.0% since 2020
Households
110,134
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
369
Median household income
$75,793+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,419
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
107,257
Daytime population
246,510Residents 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 Madison 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
22Madison County, IL40827.4$3.7M−1.0%#1,206 of 1,707

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

There are 82 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019.

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

About $303.2M a year, or $2,753 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 110,134 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 7.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.7M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Madison County would have about 64, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 263,110 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,134 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,793 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Madison County scores 40 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,206 of 1,707 scored counties.

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