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Home repair companies in the District of Columbia

Markets across the District of Columbia ranked by the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
87
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
65
+8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
Listings per 10k households
2.7
78% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$13.5M
5.5 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#1 of 51
Market score 92 · Very high

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 home repair companies in the District of Columbia. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the District of Columbia comes to about $1.2B a year: $3,608 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $13.5M per company, 5.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 65 businesses with payroll in the District of Columbia classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,992 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #1 for home repair companies, with a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 85.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV852,54210.7$3.6M+3.3%#4 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored872.7$13.5M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 home repair companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the District of Columbia?

There are 87 home repair companies on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.2B a year, or $3,608 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $13.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The District of Columbia has 2.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $13.5M, 5.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 482, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,992 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for home repair companies?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 85 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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 District of Columbia scores 92 for home repair companies (very high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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