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Roofing and gutter companies in Union County, IL

How Union 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,347 a household
Spending per listing
$8.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,656
−3.7% 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

Households in Union County spend about $16.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,347 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only roofing and gutter companies.

There are 2 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for roofing contractors in Union County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.73.6
Spending per listing$8.1M$7.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9095,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,347$2,919$3,018
Median household income$55,728$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
20 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,656−3.7% since 2020
Households
6,868
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$55,728+10.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,826
Median home value
$131,700
Jobs located here
5,222
Daytime population
15,422Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, ILNot scored22.9$8.1M−3.7%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 roofing and gutter companies in Union County. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. No official count is published for roofing contractors in Union County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $16.1M a year, or $2,347 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 6,868 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 2 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending.

How fast is Union County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 16,656 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,868 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,728, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.1%, 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. Union County has no market score for roofing and gutter companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for roofing and gutter companies · All 56 business types in Union County

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