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Home repair companies in Walton County, GA
How Walton County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,642 of 2,057 scored counties
#98 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 82
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 143
- +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,696
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
Walton County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,642 of 2,057 scored counties and #98 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 82 home repair companies in Walton County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.9, 85% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Walton County comes to about $106.4M a year: $2,976 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 82 home repair companies, that is $1.3M per company, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Walton County in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 250 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $650K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Walton County. Population estimates show Walton County grew 16.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Walton 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.
| Measure | Walton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.9 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 250 | 637 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +11.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,976 | $2,975 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $84,945 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 134 → 143+6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 803
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 822 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $650K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Walton 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 Walton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,696+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 35,755
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $84,945+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,167
- Median home value
- $339,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,476
- Daytime population
- 82,340Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Walton County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fulton County, GA | 87 | 408 | 8.8 | $3.8M | +2.7% | #9 of 2,057 |
| 2Camden County, GA | 87 | 17 | 7.8 | $3.6M | +9.5% | #11 of 2,057 |
| 3Harris County, GA | 86 | 10 | 7.7 | $4.3M | +6.8% | #13 of 2,057 |
| 4Murray County, GA | 81 | 7 | 4.6 | $5.8M | +4.0% | #33 of 2,057 |
| 5DeKalb County, GA | 81 | 229 | 8.0 | $4M | +1.3% | #34 of 2,057 |
| 6Houston County, GA | 81 | 65 | 10.2 | $2.8M | +8.5% | #40 of 2,057 |
| 7Greene County, GA | 79 | 6 | 7.3 | $4.4M | +12.3% | #52 of 2,057 |
| 8Liberty County, GA | 75 | 20 | 8.3 | $3M | +7.6% | #103 of 2,057 |
| 9Monroe County, GA | 75 | 12 | 11.4 | $2.7M | +14.1% | #107 of 2,057 |
| 10Bryan County, GA | 75 | 23 | 13.9 | $2.4M | +15.6% | #111 of 2,057 |
| 98Walton County, GA | 37 | 82 | 22.9 | $1.3M | +16.0% | #1,642 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Walton County
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 trades37
- HVAC and plumbing37
- Electricians64
- Roofing and gutters36
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control41
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning90
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Walton County, GA?
Walton County has 82 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Walton County, GA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $106.4M a year, or $2,976 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,755 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walton County, GA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Walton County has 22.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Walton County would have about 44, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 250 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Walton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Walton County at 112,696 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,755 households. Median household income in Walton County is $84,945, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Walton County scores 37 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,642 of 2,057 scored counties.
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