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Home repair companies in Decatur County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #972 of 2,057 scored counties
#57 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,360 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,432
0.0% 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

Households in Decatur County spend about $25.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,360 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per company, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 9 home repair companies on map listings in Decatur County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Decatur County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 759 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Decatur County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Decatur County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #972 of 2,057 scored counties and #57 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.

How Decatur 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 Decatur County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDecatur CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.512.712.4
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment759637587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,360$2,975$3,018
Median household income$53,317$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5164

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 14
Employees, 2023
83
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
29,4320.0% since 2020
Households
10,621
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$53,317+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,600
Median home value
$158,800
Jobs located here
8,437
Daytime population
26,106Residents 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 Decatur 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
57Decatur County, GA5198.5$2.8M0.0%#972 of 2,057

Other business types in Decatur County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 home repair companies in Decatur County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $25.1M a year, or $2,360 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,621 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Decatur County has 8.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Decatur County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 759 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Decatur County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Decatur County at 29,432 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,621 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $53,317 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Decatur County scores 51 for home repair companies (upper middle), #972 of 2,057 scored counties.

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

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