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Home repair companies in the Montgomery, AL metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #133 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama

Listings
164
10 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
200
+15.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$406.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,683 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
388,747
+0.9% 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 the Montgomery metro area spend about $406.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,683 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 164 home repair companies, that is $2.5M per company, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Montgomery metro area has 164 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 200 businesses with payroll in the Montgomery metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 757 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Montgomery metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Montgomery metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Montgomery metro area is 57 (upper middle), #133 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.

How the Montgomery metro area 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, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.812.412.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment757674587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.1%+18.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,683$2,699$3,018
Median household income$64,010$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
200+15.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,491
Annual payroll, 2023
$151.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
16410 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Montgomery metro area, 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 the Montgomery metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
388,747+0.9% since 2020
Households
151,438
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
142
Median household income
$64,010+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,716
Median home value
$191,900
Jobs located here
168,224
Daytime population
403,321Residents 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 metro areas in Alabama for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Montgomery metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Huntsville, AL7227813.5$2.3M+12.5%#31 of 387
2Auburn-Opelika, AL629111.9$2.2M+7.1%#105 of 387
3Tuscaloosa, AL6110910.3$2.5M+2.9%#108 of 387
Columbus, GA-AL571249.7$2.7M−1.3%#132 of 387
4Montgomery, AL5716410.8$2.5M+0.9%#133 of 387
5Dothan, AL537211.8$2.2M+3.4%#175 of 387
6Birmingham, AL4564813.9$2.1M+1.4%#228 of 387
7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL428713.7$1.9M+3.5%#252 of 387
8Gadsden, AL404110.4$2.4M+0.4%#272 of 387
9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL3723523.8$1.2M+14.8%#306 of 387

Other business types in the Montgomery metro area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Montgomery, AL metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 164 home repair companies in the Montgomery metro area. 10 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019.

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

About $406.4M a year, or $2,683 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 151,438 households in the Montgomery metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Montgomery metro area has 10.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Montgomery metro area would have about 167, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 757 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Montgomery, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Montgomery metro area at 388,747 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 151,438 households. The median household income in the Montgomery metro area is $64,010 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. The Montgomery metro area scores 57 for home repair companies (upper middle), #133 of 387 scored metro areas.

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