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Home repair companies in Sacramento County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Sacramento County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #328 of 2,057 scored counties
#13 of 52 scored counties in California

Listings
585
23 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
956
+17.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.7B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,035 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,618,460
+2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,035 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Sacramento County spend about $1.7B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3M per company, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 585 home repair companies on map listings in Sacramento County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sacramento County was 956 in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 597 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 62 SBA-backed loans worth $41.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sacramento County.

Population estimates put the population change in Sacramento County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sacramento County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #328 of 2,057 scored counties and #13 of 52 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sacramento 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.

Home repair trades in Sacramento County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSacramento CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.210.512.4
Spending per listing$3M$3.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment597547587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.2%+12.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,035$3,240$3,018
Median household income$92,175$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
816 → 956+17.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
14,649
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
58523 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
714The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
62
Amount
$41.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,618,460+2.0% since 2020
Households
571,057
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
965 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,651
Median household income
$92,175+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,155
Median home value
$534,200
Jobs located here
724,651
Daytime population
1,607,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for home repair companies, numbered among those based in California, with Sacramento County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA80113.8$7M+8.2%#42 of 2,057
2Yolo County, CA79567.3$4.2M+3.1%#53 of 2,057
3San Francisco County, CA752075.7$6.7M−5.6%#97 of 2,057
4San Joaquin County, CA742259.2$3.3M+5.5%#121 of 2,057
5Merced County, CA72627.2$3.6M+5.1%#155 of 2,057
6Kings County, CA71286.4$4.2M+1.0%#176 of 2,057
7Contra Costa County, CA693959.5$3.8M+0.3%#228 of 2,057
8Solano County, CA691429.0$3.5M+0.6%#234 of 2,057
9Santa Clara County, CA6866110.0$4.1M−0.9%#256 of 2,057
10Alameda County, CA685859.8$3.8M−2.6%#260 of 2,057
13Sacramento County, CA6658510.2$3M+2.0%#328 of 2,057

Other business types in Sacramento County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Sacramento County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 585 home repair companies in Sacramento County. 23 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 956 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Sacramento County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.7B a year, or $3,035 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 585 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 571,057 households in Sacramento County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sacramento County, CA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Sacramento County has 10.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Sacramento County would have about 714, against 585 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 597 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Sacramento County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sacramento County at 1,618,460 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,057 households. The median household income in Sacramento County is $92,175 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Sacramento County scores 66 for home repair companies (upper middle), #328 of 2,057 scored counties.

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