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Home repair companies in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #149 of 387 scored metro areas
#17 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 115
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 264
- +10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $344.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area spend about $344.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,143 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per company, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area has 115 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 264 businesses with payroll in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 415 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area is 55 (upper middle), #149 of 387 scored metro areas and #17 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 415 | 547 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.9% | +12.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,143 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 264+10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $155.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $7.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 |
| 17San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 55 | 115 | 10.5 | $3M | 0.0% | #149 of 387 |
Other business types in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 trades55
- HVAC and plumbing52
- Electricians40
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control35
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning38
- Pest control49
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 home repair companies in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 264 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $344.1M a year, or $3,143 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,503 households in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area has 10.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area would have about 142, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 415 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. The median household income in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area is $97,446 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area scores 55 for home repair companies (upper middle), #149 of 387 scored metro areas.
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