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Home repair companies in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,052 of 2,057 scored counties
#28 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 59
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,596 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 home repair companies in Houston County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Houston County spend about $112.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,596 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. 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 Houston County was 50 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 866 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Houston County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Houston County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,052 of 2,057 scored counties and #28 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.
How Houston 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.
| Measure | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 866 | 674 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | +18.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,596 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 50−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 560
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 594 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coffee County, AL | 81 | 17 | 8.1 | $3.3M | +6.3% | #37 of 2,057 |
| 2Autauga County, AL | 74 | 23 | 10.0 | $2.9M | +5.1% | #127 of 2,057 |
| 3Cherokee County, AL | 73 | 7 | 6.9 | $3.7M | +5.8% | #137 of 2,057 |
| 4Chilton County, AL | 73 | 15 | 8.4 | $3.1M | +5.9% | #143 of 2,057 |
| 5Madison County, AL | 72 | 220 | 13.3 | $2.3M | +11.0% | #169 of 2,057 |
| 6Lawrence County, AL | 71 | 8 | 5.9 | $4.5M | +2.3% | #173 of 2,057 |
| 7Dale County, AL | 69 | 9 | 4.6 | $5.4M | +1.3% | #223 of 2,057 |
| 8Covington County, AL | 68 | 8 | 5.5 | $4.5M | +1.2% | #253 of 2,057 |
| 9Jackson County, AL | 66 | 11 | 5.0 | $4.9M | +3.3% | #315 of 2,057 |
| 10Winston County, AL | 65 | 7 | 7.4 | $3.3M | +1.4% | #353 of 2,057 |
| 28Houston County, AL | 50 | 59 | 13.6 | $1.9M | +2.8% | #1,052 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades50
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians67
- Roofing and gutters46
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care52
- House cleaning63
- Pest control23
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Houston County, AL?
There are 59 home repair companies on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $112.4M a year, or $2,596 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Houston County has 13.6 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, Houston County would have about 46, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 866 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 50 for home repair companies (upper middle), #1,052 of 2,057 scored counties.
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