Illinois contractor market
Contractor market in Illinois: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
Illinois pulled 193K building permits in 2024, down -47.6% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $89.0B. There are 12,395 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 4,162 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: Chicago.
193K
Permits 2024
-47.6% YoY
$89.0B
2023 construction value
All trades
4,162
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
32 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — Illinois
HVAC in Illinois
Contractors
1,900
Median job
$75,003
Top 25%
$412,449
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Plumbing in Illinois
Contractors
1,300
Median job
$156,968
Top 25%
$528,717
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Electrical in Illinois
Contractors
3,600
Median job
$2,117
Top 25%
$11,551
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Roofing in Illinois
Contractors
800
Median job
$58,741
Top 25%
$377,634
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Permit data from ATTOM (73.7M property records, 409M permits, 2022–2024). Contractor density from ZoomInfo (494M company locations). Operating benchmarks from Level's proprietary contractor benchmark dataset (2,242 contractors, $13.25B in job revenue). See the full Level Index.