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HVAC and plumbing companies in McHenry County, IL
The HVAC and plumbing companies in McHenry County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,371 of 1,707 scored counties
#33 of 59 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 136
- 4 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 169
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $379.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 84% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in McHenry County is 35 (lower middle), #1,371 of 1,707 scored counties and #33 of 59 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 136 HVAC and plumbing companies in McHenry County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 84% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in McHenry County comes to about $379.2M a year: $3,225 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 41% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 169 businesses with payroll in McHenry County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 696 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in McHenry County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McHenry County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McHenry 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 | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $4.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 696 | 1,237 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | −0.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,225 | $2,919 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 164 → 169+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $97.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1364 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents 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 McHenry 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 |
| 33McHenry County, IL | 35 | 136 | 11.6 | $2.8M | +2.5% | #1,371 of 1,707 |
Other business types in McHenry 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 trades35
- HVAC and plumbing35
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters38
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control38
- Landscaping and lawn care35
- House cleaning56
- Pest control69
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in McHenry County, IL?
There are 136 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in McHenry County as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019.
How much do households in McHenry County, IL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $379.2M a year, or $3,225 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
McHenry County has 11.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, McHenry County would have about 80, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 696 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 35 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,371 of 1,707 scored counties.
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