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HVAC and plumbing companies in Peoria County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,236 of 1,707 scored counties
#25 of 59 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
53
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
64
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$203.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,619 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,553
−1.6% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Peoria County comes to about $203.6M a year: $2,619 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per company, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 53 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Peoria County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Peoria County was 64 in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Peoria County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Peoria County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,236 of 1,707 scored counties and #25 of 59 scored counties in Illinois.

How Peoria 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 Peoria County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasurePeoria CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.86.96.3
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,2151,2371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%−0.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,619$2,919$3,018
Median household income$65,108$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3940

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 64−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,192
Annual payroll, 2023
$102.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
531 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Peoria 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 Peoria County

Population, 2025 estimate
178,553−1.6% since 2020
Households
77,755
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
619 sq. mi.
People per square mile
290
Median household income
$65,108+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,598
Median home value
$158,500
Jobs located here
105,914
Daytime population
205,092Residents 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 Peoria 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
25Peoria County, IL39536.8$3.8M−1.6%#1,236 of 1,707

Other business types in Peoria County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 53 HVAC and plumbing companies in Peoria County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

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

About $203.6M a year, or $2,619 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 77,755 households in Peoria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Peoria County has 6.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Peoria County would have about 43, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Peoria County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Peoria County at 178,553 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,755 households. Median household income in Peoria County is $65,108, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Peoria County scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,236 of 1,707 scored counties.

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