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HVAC and plumbing companies in Morgan County, IL

How Morgan 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,450 of 1,707 scored counties
#35 of 59 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,540 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,515
−2.9% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Morgan County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,450 of 1,707 scored counties and #35 of 59 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 HVAC and plumbing companies in Morgan County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Morgan County spend about $33.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,540 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per company, 30% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Morgan County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,308 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Morgan County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.66.96.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3081,2371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,540$2,919$3,018
Median household income$66,306$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3240

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,515−2.9% since 2020
Households
13,076
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
569 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$66,306+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,028
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
14,019
Daytime population
31,666Residents 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 Morgan 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
35Morgan County, IL32107.6$3.3M−2.9%#1,450 of 1,707

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $33.2M a year, or $2,540 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 13,076 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 7.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Morgan County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,308 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Morgan County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 32,515 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,076 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $66,306 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Morgan County scores 32 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,450 of 1,707 scored counties.

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