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Home repair companies in the Pocatello, ID metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Pocatello, ID metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #296 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 42
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $86.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,580 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,591
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, the Pocatello metro area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #296 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $2,580 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Pocatello metro area spend about $86.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.1M per company, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 42 home repair companies on map listings in the Pocatello metro area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Pocatello metro area in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 480 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Pocatello metro area. Population estimates show the Pocatello metro area grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Pocatello metro area 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 | Pocatello metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 480 | 367 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +20.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,580 | $2,781 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,499 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 451
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 421 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Pocatello metro area, 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 the Pocatello metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,591+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,590
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,113 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $66,499
- Average household income
- $87,434
- Median home value
- $300,700
- Jobs located here
- 35,810
- Daytime population
- 86,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston, ID-WA | 43 | 32 | 12.0 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #236 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 42 | 70 | 14.2 | $2M | +8.8% | #249 of 387 |
| 2Boise City, ID | 42 | 492 | 16.2 | $1.8M | +12.2% | #255 of 387 |
| 3Pocatello, ID | 37 | 42 | 12.5 | $2.1M | +4.9% | #296 of 387 |
| 4Coeur d’Alene, ID | 33 | 120 | 16.9 | $1.6M | +11.0% | #334 of 387 |
| 5Idaho Falls, ID | 33 | 96 | 17.3 | $1.6M | +9.8% | #336 of 387 |
| 6Twin Falls, ID | 27 | 74 | 17.2 | $1.5M | +8.1% | #367 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pocatello metro area
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 plumbing35
- Electricians31
- Roofing and gutters51
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control30
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning36
- Pest control31
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Pocatello, ID metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 home repair companies in the Pocatello metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Pocatello, ID metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $86.6M a year, or $2,580 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,590 households in the Pocatello metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pocatello, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Pocatello metro area has 12.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Pocatello metro area would have about 36, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pocatello, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pocatello metro area at 91,591 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,590 households. The median household income in the Pocatello metro area is $66,499 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Pocatello metro area scores 37 for home repair companies (lower middle), #296 of 387 scored metro areas.
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