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Home repair companies in Monterey County, CA
The home repair companies in Monterey County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #923 of 2,057 scored counties
#35 of 52 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 146
- 5 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 303
- +9.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $416.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,729
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 146 home repair companies in Monterey County. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Monterey County comes to about $416.3M a year: $3,142 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per company, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 303 businesses with payroll in Monterey County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 437 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $725K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Monterey County.
Population estimates show Monterey County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Monterey County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #923 of 2,057 scored counties and #35 of 52 scored counties in California.
How Monterey 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 | Monterey County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 437 | 547 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.0% | +12.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,142 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $97,230 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 278 → 303+9.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,793
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $130.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 171The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $725K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Monterey 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 Monterey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,729−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,489
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $97,230+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,514
- Median home value
- $781,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,373
- Daytime population
- 429,093Residents 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 |
| 35Monterey County, CA | 52 | 146 | 11.0 | $2.9M | −1.5% | #923 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Monterey 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 trades52
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians47
- Roofing and gutters56
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control39
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning31
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Monterey County, CA?
Monterey County has 146 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 303 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Monterey County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $416.3M a year, or $3,142 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,489 households in Monterey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monterey County, CA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Monterey County has 11.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Monterey County would have about 171, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 437 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Monterey County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Monterey County at 433,729 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 132,489 households. Median household income in Monterey County is $97,230, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Monterey County scores 52 for home repair companies (upper middle), #923 of 2,057 scored counties.
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