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Roofing and gutter companies in Stephenson County, IL

The roofing and gutter companies in Stephenson County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,111 of 1,177 scored counties
#31 of 42 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$47.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,470 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,220
−3.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for roofing and gutter companies in Stephenson County is 21 (low), #1,111 of 1,177 scored counties and #31 of 42 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 roofing and gutter companies in Stephenson County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Stephenson County spend about $47.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,470 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 roofing and gutter companies, that is $4.8M per company, 43% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Stephenson County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,840 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Stephenson County. Population estimates put the population change in Stephenson County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Stephenson 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 Stephenson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureStephenson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.23.73.6
Spending per listing$4.8M$7.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment4,8404,9095,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,470$2,919$3,018
Median household income$64,043$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2138

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
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
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$500K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Stephenson 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 Stephenson County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,220−3.0% since 2020
Households
19,358
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$64,043+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,920
Median home value
$134,900
Jobs located here
17,326
Daytime population
40,359Residents 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 Stephenson 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
31Stephenson County, IL21105.2$4.8M−3.0%#1,111 of 1,177

Other business types in Stephenson County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Stephenson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $47.8M a year, or $2,470 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 19,358 households in Stephenson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stephenson County has 5.2 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $4.8M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Stephenson County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,840 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S.

How fast is Stephenson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Stephenson County at 43,220 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,358 households. The median household income in Stephenson County is $64,043 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Stephenson County scores 21 for roofing and gutter companies (low), #1,111 of 1,177 scored counties.

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