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Roofing and gutter companies in McHenry County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in McHenry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #861 of 1,177 scored counties
#21 of 42 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 71
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $379.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 roofing and gutter companies in McHenry County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $3,225 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in McHenry County spend about $379.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which roofing and gutter companies share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in McHenry County classed as roofing contractors, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,613 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in McHenry County.
Population estimates put the population change in McHenry County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). McHenry County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies, ranking #861 of 1,177 scored counties and #21 of 42 scored counties in Illinois.
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 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.
| Measure | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $7.9M | $8.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,613 | 4,909 | 5,063 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.3% | +16.2% | +20.4% |
| 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 | 38 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 45+2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 308
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing 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 roofing and gutter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 66 | 17 | 3.7 | $8.7M | +9.9% | #231 of 1,177 |
| 2Cook County, IL | 62 | 581 | 2.8 | $10.6M | −1.3% | #324 of 1,177 |
| 3Grundy County, IL | 59 | 7 | 3.4 | $8.9M | +2.9% | #385 of 1,177 |
| 4McLean County, IL | 57 | 28 | 4.0 | $7M | +0.1% | #435 of 1,177 |
| 5Will County, IL | 55 | 103 | 4.2 | $7.7M | +2.2% | #482 of 1,177 |
| 6LaSalle County, IL | 52 | 13 | 2.9 | $9.2M | −1.5% | #546 of 1,177 |
| 7Monroe County, IL | 52 | 6 | 4.3 | $7.3M | −0.3% | #555 of 1,177 |
| 8Macon County, IL | 50 | 10 | 2.3 | $10.9M | −4.3% | #590 of 1,177 |
| 9DeKalb County, IL | 48 | 14 | 3.5 | $7.4M | +1.5% | #637 of 1,177 |
| 10Lake County, IL | 48 | 127 | 4.9 | $7M | +0.8% | #640 of 1,177 |
| 21McHenry County, IL | 38 | 71 | 6.0 | $5.3M | +2.5% | #861 of 1,177 |
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 roofing and gutter companies are in McHenry County, IL?
There are 71 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in McHenry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.3% 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 71 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter 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 roofing and gutter companies?
McHenry County has 6.0 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $5.3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, McHenry County would have about 45, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,613 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% 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 38 for roofing and gutter companies (lower middle), #861 of 1,177 scored counties.
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