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Home repair companies in Baldwin County, AL

How Baldwin County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,479 of 2,057 scored counties
#37 of 44 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
235
7 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
226
+34.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$290.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,943 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.8
92% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
267,761
+14.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 235 home repair companies in Baldwin County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 23.8 per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Baldwin County comes to about $290.1M a year: $2,943 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per company, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Baldwin County was 226 in 2023, up 34.5% from 2019. That is one for every 436 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Baldwin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Baldwin County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Baldwin County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,479 of 2,057 scored counties and #37 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.

How Baldwin County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the home repair 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.

Home repair trades in Baldwin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBaldwin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.812.412.4
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment436674587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+34.5%+18.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,943$2,699$3,018
Median household income$78,775$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
168 → 226+34.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,324
Annual payroll, 2023
$70.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2357 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$2.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County

Population, 2025 estimate
267,761+14.8% since 2020
Households
98,574
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,378
Median home value
$316,900
Jobs located here
84,738
Daytime population
233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Baldwin County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coffee County, AL81178.1$3.3M+6.3%#37 of 2,057
2Autauga County, AL742310.0$2.9M+5.1%#127 of 2,057
3Cherokee County, AL7376.9$3.7M+5.8%#137 of 2,057
4Chilton County, AL73158.4$3.1M+5.9%#143 of 2,057
5Madison County, AL7222013.3$2.3M+11.0%#169 of 2,057
6Lawrence County, AL7185.9$4.5M+2.3%#173 of 2,057
7Dale County, AL6994.6$5.4M+1.3%#223 of 2,057
8Covington County, AL6885.5$4.5M+1.2%#253 of 2,057
9Jackson County, AL66115.0$4.9M+3.3%#315 of 2,057
10Winston County, AL6577.4$3.3M+1.4%#353 of 2,057
37Baldwin County, AL4123523.8$1.2M+14.8%#1,479 of 2,057

Other business types in Baldwin County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Baldwin County, AL?

There are 235 home repair companies on map listings in Baldwin County as of September 2026. 7 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 226 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 34.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $290.1M a year, or $2,943 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Baldwin County has 23.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 120, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 436 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Baldwin County scores 41 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,479 of 2,057 scored counties.

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