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Home repair companies in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area
The home repair companies in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 526 scored small-town markets
#4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,456 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,764
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area spend about $93.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,456 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per company, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 30 home repair companies on map listings in the Talladega-Sylacauga area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Talladega-Sylacauga area in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Talladega-Sylacauga area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, the Talladega-Sylacauga area has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #93 of 526 scored small-town markets and #4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Talladega-Sylacauga 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.
| Measure | Talladega-Sylacauga area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,029 | 674 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | +18.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,456 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $57,722 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 163
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 the Talladega-Sylacauga 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,7640.0% since 2020
- Households
- 38,062
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,388 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $57,722
- Average household income
- $72,187
- Median home value
- $144,400
- Jobs located here
- 28,443
- Daytime population
- 80,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enterprise, AL | 88 | 17 | 8.1 | $3.3M | +6.3% | #4 of 526 |
| 2Ozark, AL | 75 | 9 | 4.6 | $5.4M | +1.3% | #25 of 526 |
| 3Scottsboro, AL | 69 | 11 | 5.0 | $4.9M | +3.3% | #57 of 526 |
| 4Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 65 | 30 | 7.9 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #93 of 526 |
| 5Eufaula, AL-GA | 63 | 6 | 5.9 | $3.9M | −1.2% | #111 of 526 |
| 6Fort Payne, AL | 62 | 22 | 8.4 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #120 of 526 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 57 | 40 | 9.9 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #175 of 526 |
| 7Albertville, AL | 55 | 51 | 14.0 | $1.9M | +6.0% | #206 of 526 |
| 8Selma, AL | 52 | 11 | 6.9 | $3M | −7.9% | #238 of 526 |
| 9Alexander City, AL | 49 | 20 | 11.7 | $2.2M | −0.8% | #286 of 526 |
Other business types in the Talladega-Sylacauga area
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 the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 home repair companies in the Talladega-Sylacauga area. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $93.5M a year, or $2,456 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,062 households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Talladega-Sylacauga area has 7.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Talladega-Sylacauga area would have about 39, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Talladega-Sylacauga area at 91,764 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,062 households. The median household income in the Talladega-Sylacauga area is $57,722 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area scores 65 for home repair companies (upper middle), #93 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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