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Home repair companies in Covington County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Covington County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #253 of 2,057 scored counties
#8 of 44 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$35.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,444 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,947
+1.2% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Covington County comes to about $35.8M a year: $2,444 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 84% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 8 home repair companies on map listings in Covington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Covington County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,126 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Covington County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Covington County is 68 (upper middle), #253 of 2,057 scored counties and #8 of 44 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Covington 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 Covington County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCovington CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.512.412.4
Spending per listing$4.5M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,126674587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,444$2,699$3,018
Median household income$52,456$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 13
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Covington 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 Covington County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,947+1.2% since 2020
Households
14,642
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,031 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$52,456+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,062
Median home value
$152,100
Jobs located here
11,850
Daytime population
35,530Residents 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 Covington 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

Other business types in Covington County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 home repair companies in Covington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $35.8M a year, or $2,444 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,642 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Covington County has 5.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $4.5M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Covington County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,126 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Covington County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Covington County at 37,947 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,642 households. The median household income in Covington County is $52,456 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Covington County scores 68 for home repair companies (upper middle), #253 of 2,057 scored counties.

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