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Home repair companies in El Paso County, CO

The home repair companies in El Paso County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,386 of 2,057 scored counties
#15 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
524
20 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
578
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$878.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,026 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
757,040
+3.2% 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

Households in El Paso County spend about $878.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,026 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

El Paso County has 524 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.1, 46% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in El Paso County was 578 in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 502 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 64 SBA-backed loans worth $35.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in El Paso County.

Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, El Paso County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,386 of 2,057 scored counties and #15 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.

How El Paso County 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.

Home repair trades in El Paso County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.116.112.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment502411587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%+8.0%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,026$3,138$3,018
Median household income$90,363$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
547 → 578+5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,678
Annual payroll, 2023
$304M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52420 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
362The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
64
Amount
$35.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
757,040+3.2% since 2020
Households
290,190
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,126 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,684
Median home value
$461,000
Jobs located here
284,746
Daytime population
727,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Colorado, with El Paso County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO7119413.9$2.8M+10.9%#191 of 2,057
2Denver County, CO7141812.5$2.6M+3.2%#196 of 2,057
3Broomfield County, CO704815.1$2.4M+6.3%#219 of 2,057
4Boulder County, CO6615411.2$3M−0.7%#327 of 2,057
5Routt County, CO581210.6$3.2M+2.0%#651 of 2,057
6Grand County, CO56810.7$2.8M+4.8%#730 of 2,057
7Park County, CO561112.2$2.6M+5.1%#739 of 2,057
8Montezuma County, CO5498.0$3.2M+3.0%#820 of 2,057
9Chaffee County, CO511212.2$2.4M+6.9%#985 of 2,057
10Morgan County, CO49119.9$2.5M+4.2%#1,062 of 2,057
15El Paso County, CO4352418.1$1.7M+3.2%#1,386 of 2,057

Other business types in El Paso County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in El Paso County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 524 home repair companies in El Paso County. 20 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 578 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.

How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $878.1M a year, or $3,026 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 524 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.

How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

El Paso County has 18.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, El Paso County would have about 362, against 524 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 502 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?

Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 43 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,386 of 2,057 scored counties.

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