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Home repair companies in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #252 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama

Listings
87
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
94
+25.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$165.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,608 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,609
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 87 home repair companies in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,608 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area spend about $165.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area was 94 in 2023, up 25.3% from 2019. That is one for every 676 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area is 42 (lower middle), #252 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.

How the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureFlorence-Muscle Shoals metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.712.412.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment676674587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.3%+18.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,608$2,699$3,018
Median household income$61,891$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94+25.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,630
Annual payroll, 2023
$101.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
871 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area, 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 the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,609+3.5% since 2020
Households
63,559
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,261 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$61,891+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,683
Median home value
$187,400
Jobs located here
54,714
Daytime population
149,641Residents 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 metro areas in Alabama for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Huntsville, AL7227813.5$2.3M+12.5%#31 of 387
2Auburn-Opelika, AL629111.9$2.2M+7.1%#105 of 387
3Tuscaloosa, AL6110910.3$2.5M+2.9%#108 of 387
Columbus, GA-AL571249.7$2.7M−1.3%#132 of 387
4Montgomery, AL5716410.8$2.5M+0.9%#133 of 387
5Dothan, AL537211.8$2.2M+3.4%#175 of 387
6Birmingham, AL4564813.9$2.1M+1.4%#228 of 387
7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL428713.7$1.9M+3.5%#252 of 387
8Gadsden, AL404110.4$2.4M+0.4%#272 of 387
9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL3723523.8$1.2M+14.8%#306 of 387

Other business types in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area?

The Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area has 87 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 25.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $165.7M a year, or $2,608 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,559 households in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area has 13.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area would have about 68, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 676 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area at 156,609 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,559 households. Median household income in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area is $61,891, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. The Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #252 of 387 scored metro areas.

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