Where your competition is in Illinois
The largest concentrations of air duct cleaning companies in our Illinois data are in Chicago, Addison, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, Park Ridge, Glenview and Springfield. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Chicago.
The map pack in Illinois
Google shows three businesses in the map pack for a search like "air duct cleaning company near me" in Chicago. In Illinois the shops that hold those spots usually sit near the 90th percentile, 101 reviews, not the median. 10.2% of Illinois air duct cleaning companies have passed 100 reviews; the other 89.8% are competing for whatever is left below the fold.
The website gap in Illinois
40.3% of Illinois air duct cleaning companies list no website on their Google profile, more than the national 35.1%. Nationally, air duct cleaning companies with a website have a median of 18 reviews against 2 without. A five-page site with tap-to-call and a page per service is the cheapest gap to close.
How Illinois compares
Of the 37 states in our data, Illinois ranks 6th for the number of air duct cleaning companies, 24th for median review count, and 13th for the share with no website, which leaves more room than most states for a shop that builds a real site. The review bar sits in the middle of the pack.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 226 | 5 | 40.3% |
| Indiana | 53 | 10 | 22.6% |
| Iowa | 31 | 5 | 29% |
| Kansas | 42 | 4 | 54.8% |
| Michigan | 94 | 35 | 27.7% |
| Minnesota | 78 | 30.5 | 28.2% |
| Missouri | 123 | 5 | 47.2% |
| Ohio | 135 | 5 | 54.1% |
| Wisconsin | 67 | 24 | 23.9% |
What to do first in Illinois
- Put up a real website if you are in the 40.3% without one. Service pages, city pages for Chicago, Addison, Naperville, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 5-review shop past the Illinois 75th percentile (21) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Illinois customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 5 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.