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Home repair companies in San Bernardino County, CA

How San Bernardino 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #576 of 2,057 scored counties
#23 of 52 scored counties in California

Listings
724
19 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
1,227
+13.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,901 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,224,091
+1.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 724 home repair companies in San Bernardino County. 19 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in San Bernardino County comes to about $2B a year: $2,901 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in San Bernardino County was 1,227 in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 550 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 79 SBA-backed loans worth $41.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in San Bernardino County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Bernardino County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in San Bernardino County is 60 (upper middle), #576 of 2,057 scored counties and #23 of 52 scored counties in California.

How San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Bernardino CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.710.512.4
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment550547587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.1%+12.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,901$3,240$3,018
Median household income$85,478$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,085 → 1,227+13.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
12,249
Annual payroll, 2023
$1B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72419 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
806The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
79
Amount
$41.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
Households
674,915
Median age
35.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
20,068 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,213
Median home value
$505,000
Jobs located here
841,641
Daytime population
2,086,204Residents 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 San Bernardino 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
23San Bernardino County, CA6072410.7$2.7M+1.9%#576 of 2,057

Other business types in San Bernardino County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in San Bernardino County, CA?

San Bernardino County has 724 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 1,227 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019.

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

About $2B a year, or $2,901 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 724 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Bernardino County has 10.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.7M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 806, against 724 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 60 for home repair companies (upper middle), #576 of 2,057 scored counties.

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