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HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County, IL

How Wayne 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,333 a household
Spending per listing
$16M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,882
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 HVAC or plumbing company in Wayne County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Wayne County comes to about $16M a year: $2,333 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $16M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, Wayne County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.56.96.3
Spending per listing$16M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,333$2,919$3,018
Median household income$55,521$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,882−1.6% since 2020
Households
6,866
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,521+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,226
Median home value
$110,700
Jobs located here
4,153
Daytime population
13,354Residents 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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, ILNot scored11.5$16M−1.6%

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

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

There is 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. No official count is published for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $16M a year, or $2,333 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, it comes to $16M 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 6,866 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Wayne County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Wayne County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 15,882 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,866 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $55,521 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Wayne County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Wayne County

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