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Roofing and gutter companies in Winnebago County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for roofing and gutter companies in Winnebago County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,159 of 1,177 scored counties
#37 of 42 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
80
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
43
+38.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$295.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,545 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
92% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
283,674
−0.4% 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 Winnebago County is 13 (low), #1,159 of 1,177 scored counties and #37 of 42 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 roofing and gutter companies in Winnebago County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Winnebago County comes to about $295.3M a year: $2,545 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per company, 56% 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.

Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in Winnebago County in 2023, up 38.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,698 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as roofing contractors in Winnebago County. Population estimates show Winnebago County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.93.73.6
Spending per listing$3.7M$7.9M$8.5M
Households per official establishment2,6984,9095,063
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+38.7%+16.2%+20.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,545$2,919$3,018
Median household income$65,837$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 43+38.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
152
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
801 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$5.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
283,674−0.4% since 2020
Households
116,014
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
513 sq. mi.
People per square mile
552
Median household income
$65,837+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,474
Median home value
$164,500
Jobs located here
121,867
Daytime population
276,449Residents 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 Winnebago 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
37Winnebago County, IL13806.9$3.7M−0.4%#1,159 of 1,177

Other business types in Winnebago County

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

Questions

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

There are 80 roofing and gutter companies on map listings in Winnebago County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count roofers and gutter companies. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as roofing contractors in 2023, up 38.7% from 2019.

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

About $295.3M a year, or $2,545 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 roofing and gutter companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 116,014 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winnebago County has 6.9 roofing and gutter companies per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per company is $3.7M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $8.5M. At the national ratio of roofing and gutter companies to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 35, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,698 households, against one for every 5,063 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Winnebago County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 283,674 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 116,014 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $65,837 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Winnebago County scores 13 for roofing and gutter companies (low), #1,159 of 1,177 scored counties.

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