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Home repair companies in Whitfield County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #305 of 2,057 scored counties
#19 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
37
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
45
+15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$99.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,699 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,212
+3.3% 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 Whitfield County spend about $99.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,699 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per company, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 37 home repair companies on map listings in Whitfield County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Whitfield County was 45 in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 819 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $848K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Whitfield County.

Population estimates show Whitfield County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Whitfield County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #305 of 2,057 scored counties and #19 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Whitfield 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 Whitfield County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWhitfield CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.012.712.4
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment819637587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.4%+11.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,699$2,975$3,018
Median household income$67,070$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 45+15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
578
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
370 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$848K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
106,212+3.3% since 2020
Households
36,834
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
290 sq. mi.
People per square mile
357
Median household income
$67,070+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,834
Median home value
$218,000
Jobs located here
59,533
Daytime population
114,456Residents 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 Whitfield 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
19Whitfield County, GA673710.0$2.7M+3.3%#305 of 2,057

Other business types in Whitfield County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 home repair companies in Whitfield County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019.

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

About $99.4M a year, or $2,699 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,834 households in Whitfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Whitfield County has 10.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.7M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Whitfield County would have about 41, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 819 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Whitfield County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Whitfield County at 106,212 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,834 households. The median household income in Whitfield County is $67,070 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Whitfield County scores 67 for home repair companies (upper middle), #305 of 2,057 scored counties.

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