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Home repair companies in Walker County, AL
The home repair companies in Walker County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #722 of 2,057 scored counties
#20 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +36.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,433 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,140
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,433 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Walker County spend about $61.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 19 home repair companies on map listings in Walker County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Walker County in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 747 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Walker County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Walker County is 56 (upper middle), #722 of 2,057 scored counties and #20 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.
How Walker 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 | Walker County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 747 | 674 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.0% | +18.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,433 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $56,509 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 34+36.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Walker 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 Walker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,1400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,388
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $56,509+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,976
- Median home value
- $135,900
- Jobs located here
- 18,440
- Daytime population
- 55,921Residents 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 |
| 20Walker County, AL | 56 | 19 | 7.5 | $3.3M | 0.0% | #722 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Walker 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 Walker County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 home repair companies in Walker County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Walker County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $61.8M a year, or $2,433 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,388 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walker County, AL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Walker County has 7.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.3M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Walker County would have about 25, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 747 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Walker County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Walker County at 65,140 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,388 households. The median household income in Walker County is $56,509 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Walker County scores 56 for home repair companies (upper middle), #722 of 2,057 scored counties.
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