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Home repair companies in Santa Barbara County, CA
How Santa Barbara 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,220 of 2,057 scored counties
#42 of 52 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 194
- 6 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 378
- +11.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $482M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,065
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Santa Barbara County spend about $482M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,222 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 194 home repair companies, that is $2.5M per company, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Santa Barbara County has 194 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Santa Barbara County was 378 in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 396 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $943K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Santa Barbara County.
Population estimates show Santa Barbara County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Santa Barbara County is 46 (lower middle), #1,220 of 2,057 scored counties and #42 of 52 scored counties in California.
How Santa Barbara 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 | Santa Barbara County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 396 | 547 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.2% | +12.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,222 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $98,161 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 340 → 378+11.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,720
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $188.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1946 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 199The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $943K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,065−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 149,608
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,734 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $98,161+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,895
- Median home value
- $790,700
- Jobs located here
- 193,212
- Daytime population
- 452,081Residents 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 |
| 42Santa Barbara County, CA | 46 | 194 | 13.0 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #1,220 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Santa Barbara 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 trades46
- HVAC and plumbing48
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning41
- Pest control48
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Santa Barbara County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 194 home repair companies in Santa Barbara County. 6 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 378 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Santa Barbara County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $482M a year, or $3,222 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 149,608 households in Santa Barbara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Barbara County, CA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Santa Barbara County has 13.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Santa Barbara County would have about 199, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 396 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Santa Barbara County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Santa Barbara County at 442,065 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 149,608 households. The median household income in Santa Barbara County is $98,161 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Santa Barbara County scores 46 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,220 of 2,057 scored counties.
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