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Home repair companies in the Ocala, FL metro area
How the Ocala, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #253 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 22 scored metro areas based 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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What this means
At $2,588 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Ocala metro area spend about $426.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.9M per company, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Ocala metro area has 226 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 284 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Ocala metro area in 2023, 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 the Ocala metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ocala metro area grew 17.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, the Ocala metro area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #253 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Ocala metro area 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.
| Measure | Ocala metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 15.3 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 581 | 485 | 587 |
| 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 score | 42 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Ocala 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 Ocala metro area
- 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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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Ocala metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 94 | 30 | 4.3 | $6.8M | +21.1% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Gainesville, FL | 63 | 158 | 11.1 | $2.4M | +5.4% | #92 of 387 |
| 3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 55 | 1,466 | 14.3 | $2.1M | +10.3% | #156 of 387 |
| 4Jacksonville, FL | 55 | 976 | 14.7 | $2M | +10.7% | #158 of 387 |
| 5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 54 | 378 | 13.1 | $2.1M | +19.8% | #165 of 387 |
| 6Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 52 | 383 | 13.0 | $2.2M | +11.2% | #179 of 387 |
| 7Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 50 | 317 | 15.7 | $1.8M | +6.5% | #196 of 387 |
| 8Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 49 | 1,992 | 15.0 | $2M | +7.3% | #202 of 387 |
| 9Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 48 | 3,269 | 14.0 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #207 of 387 |
| 10Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 46 | 206 | 17.2 | $1.8M | +9.4% | #224 of 387 |
| 11Ocala, FL | 42 | 226 | 13.7 | $1.9M | +17.3% | #253 of 387 |
Other business types in the Ocala 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 trades42
- HVAC and plumbing38
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters43
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning60
- Pest control30
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Ocala, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 226 home repair companies in the Ocala metro area. 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 the Ocala, FL metro area 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 the Ocala metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ocala, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Ocala metro area 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 U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Ocala metro area 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 the Ocala, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Ocala metro area at 442,660 people in 2025, up 17.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,881 households. The median household income in the Ocala metro area is $61,010 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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 Ocala metro area scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #253 of 387 scored metro areas.
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