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Home repair companies in the Fresno, CA metro area
The home repair companies in the Fresno, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #68 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 326
- 13 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 612
- +20.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,203,383
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 326 home repair companies in the Fresno metro area. 13 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in the Fresno metro area spend about $1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,749 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per company, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 612 businesses with payroll in the Fresno metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 20.2% from 2019. That is one for every 605 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $12.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Fresno metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fresno metro area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Fresno metro area is 65 (upper middle), #68 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Fresno metro area compares
The same measures for California 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 | Fresno metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 605 | 547 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.2% | +12.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,749 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $74,468 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 612+20.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $537.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 419The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $12.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Fresno 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 Fresno metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,203,383+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 370,081
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,095 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $74,468
- Average household income
- $100,662
- Median home value
- $389,400
- Jobs located here
- 466,033
- Daytime population
- 1,171,895Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for home repair companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Fresno metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 76 | 225 | 9.2 | $3.3M | +5.5% | #14 of 387 |
| 2Merced, CA | 73 | 62 | 7.2 | $3.6M | +5.1% | #22 of 387 |
| 3Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 70 | 28 | 6.4 | $4.2M | +1.0% | #35 of 387 |
| 4Vallejo, CA | 70 | 142 | 9.0 | $3.5M | +0.6% | #37 of 387 |
| 5San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 69 | 1,584 | 9.1 | $4.2M | −2.4% | #45 of 387 |
| 6San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 67 | 689 | 10.1 | $4.1M | −0.6% | #56 of 387 |
| 7Visalia, CA | 66 | 121 | 8.5 | $3.2M | +2.4% | #62 of 387 |
| 8Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 66 | 960 | 10.9 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #64 of 387 |
| 9Fresno, CA | 65 | 326 | 8.8 | $3.1M | +3.2% | #68 of 387 |
| 10Yuba City, CA | 64 | 50 | 8.1 | $3.4M | +3.3% | #78 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fresno metro 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
- Home repair trades65
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians57
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control66
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning52
- Pest control30
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Fresno, CA metro area?
There are 326 home repair companies on map listings in the Fresno metro area as of September 2026. 13 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 612 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 20.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Fresno, CA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1B a year, or $2,749 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 326 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 370,081 households in the Fresno metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fresno, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Fresno metro area has 8.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 29% 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 national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Fresno metro area would have about 419, against 326 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 605 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fresno, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fresno metro area at 1,203,383 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 370,081 households. Median household income in the Fresno metro area is $74,468, 8% 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. 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 Fresno metro area scores 65 for home repair companies (upper middle), #68 of 387 scored metro areas.
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