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Home repair companies in Lamar County, AL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,283 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,587
−2.6% 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

Households in Lamar County spend about $11.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,283 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 4 home repair companies on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 36% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lamar County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 565 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lamar County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 home repair companies on map listings, Lamar County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lamar 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 Lamar County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLamar CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.912.412.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment565674587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,283$2,699$3,018
Median household income$50,000$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 9
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,587−2.6% since 2020
Households
5,086
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$50,000+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,065
Median home value
$114,000
Jobs located here
3,359
Daytime population
11,439Residents 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 Lamar 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
Lamar County, ALNot scored47.9$2.9M−2.6%

Other business types in Lamar County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 home repair companies in Lamar County. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $11.6M a year, or $2,283 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,086 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamar County has 7.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Lamar County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 565 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Lamar County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lamar County at 13,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,086 households. The median household income in Lamar County is $50,000 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lamar County has no market score for home repair companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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