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Home repair companies in Montgomery County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #836 of 2,057 scored counties
#23 of 44 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
93
7 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
108
+10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$236.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,592 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
225,891
−1.1% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Montgomery County comes to about $236.9M a year: $2,592 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 93 home repair companies, that is $2.5M per company, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 93 home repair companies on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 7 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 18% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Montgomery County was 108 in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 846 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Montgomery County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #836 of 2,057 scored counties and #23 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.212.412.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment846674587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.2%+18.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,592$2,699$3,018
Median household income$59,386$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
98 → 108+10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,772
Annual payroll, 2023
$112.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
937 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
225,891−1.1% since 2020
Households
91,381
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
785 sq. mi.
People per square mile
289
Median household income
$59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,436
Median home value
$171,900
Jobs located here
132,478
Daytime population
270,619Residents 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 Montgomery 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
23Montgomery County, AL549310.2$2.5M−1.1%#836 of 2,057

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 93 home repair companies in Montgomery County. 7 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019.

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

About $236.9M a year, or $2,592 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 10.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 98, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 846 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Montgomery County scores 54 for home repair companies (upper middle), #836 of 2,057 scored counties.

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