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Home repair companies in Cherokee County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,343 of 2,057 scored counties
#84 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
225
7 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
279
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$349.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,441 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.2
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
299,273
+11.6% 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 225 home repair companies in Cherokee County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.2, 79% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Cherokee County spend about $349.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,441 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per company, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cherokee County in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 364 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cherokee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,343 of 2,057 scored counties and #84 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.

How Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCherokee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.212.712.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment364637587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+11.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,441$2,975$3,018
Median household income$108,115$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
255 → 279+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,796
Annual payroll, 2023
$114.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2257 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$4.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
299,273+11.6% since 2020
Households
101,514
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
421 sq. mi.
People per square mile
668
Median household income
$108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,625
Median home value
$435,100
Jobs located here
78,270
Daytime population
228,185Residents 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 Cherokee 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
84Cherokee County, GA4422522.2$1.6M+11.6%#1,343 of 2,057

Other business types in Cherokee County

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

Questions

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

There are 225 home repair companies on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. 7 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

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

About $349.3M a year, or $3,441 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 225 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cherokee County has 22.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 79% 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, Cherokee County would have about 144, against 225 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 364 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 44 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,343 of 2,057 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for home repair companies · All 56 business types in Cherokee County

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