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Home repair companies in Humboldt County, CA
How Humboldt County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #870 of 2,057 scored counties
#31 of 52 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,541 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Humboldt County comes to about $139.5M a year: $2,541 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per company, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 40 home repair companies on map listings in Humboldt County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 41% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 82 businesses with payroll in Humboldt County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 670 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Humboldt County.
Population estimates put the population change in Humboldt County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Humboldt County is 53 (upper middle), #870 of 2,057 scored counties and #31 of 52 scored counties in California.
How Humboldt County 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 | Humboldt County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 670 | 547 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +12.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,541 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75 → 82+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 484
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 80 | 11 | 3.8 | $7M | +8.2% | #42 of 2,057 |
| 2Yolo County, CA | 79 | 56 | 7.3 | $4.2M | +3.1% | #53 of 2,057 |
| 3San Francisco County, CA | 75 | 207 | 5.7 | $6.7M | −5.6% | #97 of 2,057 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 74 | 225 | 9.2 | $3.3M | +5.5% | #121 of 2,057 |
| 5Merced County, CA | 72 | 62 | 7.2 | $3.6M | +5.1% | #155 of 2,057 |
| 6Kings County, CA | 71 | 28 | 6.4 | $4.2M | +1.0% | #176 of 2,057 |
| 7Contra Costa County, CA | 69 | 395 | 9.5 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #228 of 2,057 |
| 8Solano County, CA | 69 | 142 | 9.0 | $3.5M | +0.6% | #234 of 2,057 |
| 9Santa Clara County, CA | 68 | 661 | 10.0 | $4.1M | −0.9% | #256 of 2,057 |
| 10Alameda County, CA | 68 | 585 | 9.8 | $3.8M | −2.6% | #260 of 2,057 |
| 31Humboldt County, CA | 53 | 40 | 7.3 | $3.5M | −3.4% | #870 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Humboldt 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
- Home repair trades53
- HVAC and plumbing52
- Electricians48
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control49
- Landscaping and lawn care55
- House cleaning38
- Pest control49
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Humboldt County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 home repair companies in Humboldt County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Humboldt County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $139.5M a year, or $2,541 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Humboldt County, CA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Humboldt County has 7.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.5M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 58, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 670 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Humboldt County scores 53 for home repair companies (upper middle), #870 of 2,057 scored counties.
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