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Home repair companies in Marion County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,150 of 2,057 scored counties
#29 of 57 scored counties in Florida

Listings
226
10 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
284
+15.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$426.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,588 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
442,660
+17.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 226 home repair companies in Marion County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Marion County spend about $426.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,588 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 284 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 581 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Marion County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 17.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,150 of 2,057 scored counties and #29 of 57 scored counties in Florida.

How Marion County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Marion County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.715.312.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment581485587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.5%+15.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,588$2,932$3,018
Median household income$61,010$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4843

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
246 → 284+15.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,796
Annual payroll, 2023
$155.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
22610 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
176The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$5.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
442,660+17.3% since 2020
Households
164,881
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$61,010+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,982
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
117,529
Daytime population
371,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL93304.3$6.8M+21.1%#2 of 2,057
2St. Johns County, FL8013111.3$3.2M+25.0%#47 of 2,057
3Osceola County, FL751309.1$3.1M+23.2%#102 of 2,057
4DeSoto County, FL7486.2$3.8M+8.8%#117 of 2,057
5Nassau County, FL734411.2$2.8M+17.4%#148 of 2,057
6Hernando County, FL71708.5$3.2M+13.3%#186 of 2,057
7Suwannee County, FL70159.3$2.7M+10.6%#216 of 2,057
8Levy County, FL68126.5$3.8M+12.7%#259 of 2,057
9Flagler County, FL666712.7$2.3M+21.0%#341 of 2,057
10Clay County, FL6410412.4$2.4M+9.4%#414 of 2,057
29Marion County, FL4822613.7$1.9M+17.3%#1,150 of 2,057

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Marion County, FL?

There are 226 home repair companies on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 10 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 284 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Marion County, FL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $426.7M a year, or $2,588 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 226 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,881 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marion County, FL compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Marion County has 13.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Marion County would have about 176, against 226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 581 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 442,660 people in 2025, up 17.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,881 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,010, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Marion County scores 48 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,150 of 2,057 scored counties.

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