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Home repair companies in Wayne County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,735 of 2,057 scored counties
#102 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,419 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,481
+7.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Wayne County is 34 (lower middle), #1,735 of 2,057 scored counties and #102 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 home repair companies in Wayne County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Wayne County spend about $26.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,419 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Wayne County in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 503 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.512.712.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment503637587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%+11.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,419$2,975$3,018
Median household income$53,427$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 22−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
341
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,481+7.8% since 2020
Households
11,061
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
642 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,341
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
9,027
Daytime population
28,247Residents 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 Wayne 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
102Wayne County, GA341614.5$1.7M+7.8%#1,735 of 2,057

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

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

Wayne County has 16 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

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

About $26.8M a year, or $2,419 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,061 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 14.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Wayne County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 503 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $53,427, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Wayne County scores 34 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,735 of 2,057 scored counties.

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