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Home repair companies in Barrow County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Barrow County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,299 of 2,057 scored counties
#77 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
57
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
66
−7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$88.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,880 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.5
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,773
+18.7% 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 57 home repair companies in Barrow County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.5 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Barrow County spend about $88.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,880 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 home repair companies, that is $1.6M per company, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Barrow County was 66 in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $610K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Barrow County.

Population estimates put the population change in Barrow County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Barrow County is 45 (lower middle), #1,299 of 2,057 scored counties and #77 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.

How Barrow County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Barrow County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBarrow CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.512.712.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment467637587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.0%+11.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,880$2,975$3,018
Median household income$80,653$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71 → 66−7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
559
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
570 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$610K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
99,773+18.7% since 2020
Households
30,789
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
161 sq. mi.
People per square mile
558
Median household income
$80,653+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,651
Median home value
$294,700
Jobs located here
23,333
Daytime population
69,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fulton County, GA874088.8$3.8M+2.7%#9 of 2,057
2Camden County, GA87177.8$3.6M+9.5%#11 of 2,057
3Harris County, GA86107.7$4.3M+6.8%#13 of 2,057
4Murray County, GA8174.6$5.8M+4.0%#33 of 2,057
5DeKalb County, GA812298.0$4M+1.3%#34 of 2,057
6Houston County, GA816510.2$2.8M+8.5%#40 of 2,057
7Greene County, GA7967.3$4.4M+12.3%#52 of 2,057
8Liberty County, GA75208.3$3M+7.6%#103 of 2,057
9Monroe County, GA751211.4$2.7M+14.1%#107 of 2,057
10Bryan County, GA752313.9$2.4M+15.6%#111 of 2,057
77Barrow County, GA455718.5$1.6M+18.7%#1,299 of 2,057

Other business types in Barrow County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Barrow County, GA?

There are 57 home repair companies on map listings in Barrow County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Barrow County, GA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $88.7M a year, or $2,880 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,789 households in Barrow County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barrow County, GA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Barrow County has 18.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.6M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Barrow County would have about 37, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Barrow County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Barrow County at 99,773 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,789 households. Median household income in Barrow County is $80,653, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Barrow County scores 45 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,299 of 2,057 scored counties.

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