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Home repair companies in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area
The home repair companies in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #233 of 387 scored metro areas
#23 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 272
- 12 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 561
- +7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $631.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 486,444
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area comes to about $631.9M a year: $3,309 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 272 home repair companies on map listings in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 15% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 561 businesses with payroll in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 340 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $14.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #233 of 387 scored metro areas and #23 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 340 | 547 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.5% | +12.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,309 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $104,674 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 561+7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $371.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 260The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $14.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 486,444−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 190,998
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 308
- Median household income
- $104,674+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,354
- Median home value
- $815,500
- Jobs located here
- 200,159
- Daytime population
- 465,573Residents 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 |
| 23Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 44 | 272 | 14.2 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #233 of 387 |
Other business types in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 trades44
- HVAC and plumbing36
- Electricians33
- Roofing and gutters57
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning47
- Pest control60
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 272 home repair companies in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area. 12 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 561 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $631.9M a year, or $3,309 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 272 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 190,998 households in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area has 14.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area would have about 260, against 272 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 340 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area at 486,444 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 190,998 households. The median household income in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area is $104,674 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area scores 44 for home repair companies (lower middle), #233 of 387 scored metro areas.
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