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Roofing and gutter companies in De Witt County, IL

How De Witt County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,169 of 1,177 scored counties
#39 of 42 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,561 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,118
−2.1% 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

De Witt County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #1,169 of 1,177 scored counties and #39 of 42 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in De Witt County spend about $16.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,561 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 roofing and gutter companies, that is $3.4M per company, 60% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

There are 5 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in De Witt County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in De Witt County classed as roofing contractors. That is one for every 2,198 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Population estimates show De Witt County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How De Witt 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 roofing and gutter 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.

Roofing and gutters in De Witt County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDe Witt CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.63.73.6
Spending per listing$3.4M$7.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment2,1984,9095,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,561$2,919$3,018
Median household income$71,678$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$605K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 roofing contractors in De Witt 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 De Witt County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,118−2.1% since 2020
Households
6,595
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
398 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$71,678+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,800
Median home value
$130,300
Jobs located here
4,957
Daytime population
14,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Roofing and gutters across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for roofing and gutter companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with De Witt County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for roofing and gutter companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL66173.7$8.7M+9.9%#231 of 1,177
2Cook County, IL625812.8$10.6M−1.3%#324 of 1,177
3Grundy County, IL5973.4$8.9M+2.9%#385 of 1,177
4McLean County, IL57284.0$7M+0.1%#435 of 1,177
5Will County, IL551034.2$7.7M+2.2%#482 of 1,177
6LaSalle County, IL52132.9$9.2M−1.5%#546 of 1,177
7Monroe County, IL5264.3$7.3M−0.3%#555 of 1,177
8Macon County, IL50102.3$10.9M−4.3%#590 of 1,177
9DeKalb County, IL48143.5$7.4M+1.5%#637 of 1,177
10Lake County, IL481274.9$7M+0.8%#640 of 1,177
39De Witt County, IL957.6$3.4M−2.1%#1,169 of 1,177

Other business types in De Witt County

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

Questions

How many roofing and gutter companies are in De Witt County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 roofing and gutter companies in De Witt County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $16.9M a year, or $2,561 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which roofing and gutter companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,595 households in De Witt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does De Witt County, IL compare with the U.S. for roofing and gutter companies?

De Witt County has 7.6 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $3.4M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, De Witt County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,198 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is De Witt County, IL growing?

Population estimates put De Witt County at 15,118 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,595 households. Median household income in De Witt County is $71,678, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. De Witt County scores 9 for roofing and gutter companies (very low), #1,169 of 1,177 scored counties.

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