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Home repair companies in Gem County, ID
How Gem County, ID 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,736 of 2,057 scored counties
#18 of 23 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +29.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,606 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,773
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Gem County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,736 of 2,057 scored counties and #18 of 23 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home repair companies in Gem County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,606 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Gem County spend about $19.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 12 home repair companies, that is $1.7M per company, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Gem County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 29.2% from 2019. That is one for every 247 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $325K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Gem County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gem County grew 13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gem 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 | Gem County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 247 | 367 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.2% | +20.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,606 | $2,781 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,605 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 31+29.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $325K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Gem 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 Gem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,773+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,642
- Median home value
- $428,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,657
- Daytime population
- 16,682Residents 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 |
| 18Gem County, ID | 34 | 12 | 15.7 | $1.7M | +13.0% | #1,736 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Gem 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Gem County, ID?
Gem County has 12 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 31 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 29.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $19.9M a year, or $2,606 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Gem County has 15.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Gem County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 247 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Gem County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Gem County scores 34 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,736 of 2,057 scored counties.
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