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Home repair companies in St. Clair County, AL
The home repair companies in St. Clair County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,543 of 2,057 scored counties
#40 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 60
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +45.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,206
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 home repair companies in St. Clair County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,786 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in St. Clair County spend about $97.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 87 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 45.0% from 2019. That is one for every 404 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Clair County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,543 of 2,057 scored counties and #40 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 404 | 674 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +45.0% | +18.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,786 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $77,463 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 87+45.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 655
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 602 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,206+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,107
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $77,463+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,073
- Median home value
- $226,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,156
- Daytime population
- 72,944Residents 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 |
| 40St. Clair County, AL | 39 | 60 | 17.1 | $1.6M | +7.1% | #1,543 of 2,057 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in St. Clair County, AL?
There are 60 home repair companies on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 45.0% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Clair County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $97.8M a year, or $2,786 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,107 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, AL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
St. Clair County has 17.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 40, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 404 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, AL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 98,206 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,107 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $77,463, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. St. Clair County scores 39 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,543 of 2,057 scored counties.
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