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Home repair companies in Jefferson County, AL
The home repair companies in Jefferson County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,284 of 2,057 scored counties
#32 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 371
- 22 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 400
- +10.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $761.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jefferson County spend about $761.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,821 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 371 home repair companies, that is $2.1M per company, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Jefferson County has 371 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jefferson County was 400 in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 675 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jefferson County.
Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Jefferson County is 45 (lower middle), #1,284 of 2,057 scored counties and #32 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 675 | 674 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.5% | +18.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,821 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 362 → 400+10.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,416
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $356M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 314The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents 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 |
| 32Jefferson County, AL | 45 | 371 | 13.7 | $2.1M | −1.3% | #1,284 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 trades45
- HVAC and plumbing44
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters48
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control51
- Landscaping and lawn care64
- House cleaning46
- Pest control39
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Jefferson County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 371 home repair companies in Jefferson County. 22 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 400 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $761.3M a year, or $2,821 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 371 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Jefferson County has 13.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 314, against 371 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 675 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 45 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,284 of 2,057 scored counties.
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