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Home repair companies in Madison County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Madison County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #169 of 2,057 scored counties
#5 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 220
- 12 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 222
- +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $515.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,121 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,516
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Madison County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #169 of 2,057 scored counties and #5 of 44 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 220 home repair companies in Madison County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 7% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Madison County spend about $515.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,121 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 220 home repair companies, that is $2.3M per company, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 222 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Madison County in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 743 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Madison County. Population estimates show Madison County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 743 | 674 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +18.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,121 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $86,499 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 175 → 222+26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,748
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $161.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 212The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,516+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 165,031
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 802 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $86,499+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,432
- Median home value
- $299,200
- Jobs located here
- 217,020
- Daytime population
- 448,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Madison County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Madison 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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing78
- Electricians80
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control64
- Landscaping and lawn care75
- House cleaning67
- Pest control57
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Madison County, AL?
Madison County has 220 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 222 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Madison County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $515.1M a year, or $3,121 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 220 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,031 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, AL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Madison County has 13.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Madison County would have about 212, against 220 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 743 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 433,516 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,031 households. Median household income in Madison County is $86,499, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.2%, 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. Madison County scores 72 for home repair companies (upper middle), #169 of 2,057 scored counties.
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