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Home repair companies in Ada County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Ada County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #958 of 2,057 scored counties
#8 of 23 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 317
- 20 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 460
- +16.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $621.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,068 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 317 home repair companies in Ada County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $3,068 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Ada County spend about $621.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 317 home repair companies, that is $2M per company, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 460 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 440 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 47 SBA-backed loans worth $11.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Ada County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ada County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Ada County is 52 (upper middle), #958 of 2,057 scored counties and #8 of 23 scored counties in Idaho.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 440 | 367 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.2% | +20.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,068 | $2,781 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 396 → 460+16.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,267
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $436M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 256The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 47
- Amount
- $11.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elmore County, ID | 67 | 10 | 9.0 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #301 of 2,057 |
| 2Madison County, ID | 59 | 8 | 6.0 | $4.2M | +4.2% | #601 of 2,057 |
| 3Minidoka County, ID | 55 | 6 | 7.4 | $3.4M | +5.7% | #767 of 2,057 |
| 4Bonner County, ID | 54 | 21 | 10.4 | $2.6M | +14.8% | #831 of 2,057 |
| 5Latah County, ID | 54 | 17 | 10.4 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #844 of 2,057 |
| 6Payette County, ID | 52 | 11 | 11.3 | $2.3M | +8.8% | #938 of 2,057 |
| 7Jerome County, ID | 52 | 11 | 13.3 | $2M | +8.6% | #955 of 2,057 |
| 8Ada County, ID | 52 | 317 | 15.7 | $2M | +9.6% | #958 of 2,057 |
| 9Cassia County, ID | 51 | 9 | 10.6 | $2.5M | +6.6% | #980 of 2,057 |
| 10Valley County, ID | 51 | 5 | 11.6 | $2.4M | +8.4% | #983 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Ada 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 trades52
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters48
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control39
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning34
- Pest control43
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Ada County, ID?
Ada County has 317 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 460 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $621.4M a year, or $3,068 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 317 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Ada County has 15.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Ada County would have about 256, against 317 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 440 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 52 for home repair companies (upper middle), #958 of 2,057 scored counties.
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