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Home repair companies in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 1,946
- 59 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 2,690
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,092,037
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,946 home repair companies in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area. Of those, 59 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 15.9 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area spend about $4B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,309 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,946 home repair companies, that is $2.1M per company, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 2,690 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 454 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 175 SBA-backed loans worth $104.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #187 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 16.1 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 454 | 411 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +8.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,309 | $3,138 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $105,762 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,690+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 29,972
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,94659 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,664The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 175
- Amount
- $104.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,092,037+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,221,636
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 360
- Median household income
- $105,762+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,691
- Median home value
- $603,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,626,278
- Daytime population
- 3,090,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boulder, CO | 69 | 154 | 11.2 | $3M | −0.7% | #46 of 387 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 51 | 1,946 | 15.9 | $2.1M | +4.1% | #187 of 387 |
| 3Colorado Springs, CO | 37 | 543 | 18.0 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #300 of 387 |
| 4Greeley, CO | 37 | 254 | 20.4 | $1.5M | +14.2% | #304 of 387 |
| 5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 35 | 293 | 19.0 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #320 of 387 |
| 6Grand Junction, CO | 25 | 114 | 17.3 | $1.6M | +4.4% | #373 of 387 |
| 7Pueblo, CO | 22 | 101 | 14.7 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #378 of 387 |
Other business types in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial 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 trades51
- HVAC and plumbing62
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters38
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control73
- Landscaping and lawn care74
- House cleaning53
- Pest control88
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area?
There are 1,946 home repair companies on map listings in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area as of September 2026. 59 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 2,690 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $4B 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 1,946 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,221,636 households in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area has 15.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area would have about 1,664, against 1,946 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 454 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area at 3,092,037 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,221,636 households. Median household income in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area is $105,762, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.8%, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area scores 51 for home repair companies (upper middle), #187 of 387 scored metro areas.
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