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Home repair companies in the Bloomington, IN metro area
The home repair companies in the Bloomington, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #218 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 81
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $172.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,545 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 165,231
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 home repair companies in the Bloomington metro area. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,545 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Bloomington metro area spend about $172.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bloomington metro area in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 818 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bloomington metro area.
Population estimates show the Bloomington metro area grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Bloomington metro area is 47 (lower middle), #218 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Bloomington metro area compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Bloomington metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 13.3 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 818 | 699 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +7.7% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,545 | $2,669 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,543 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bloomington 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 Bloomington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 165,231+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,854
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 780 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 208
- Median household income
- $65,543+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,220
- Median home value
- $263,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,915
- Daytime population
- 172,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 1,118 | 12.3 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #75 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 57 | 711 | 12.7 | $2.2M | +2.9% | #135 of 387 |
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 56 | 1,230 | 14.6 | $2M | +5.4% | #148 of 387 |
| 2South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 54 | 139 | 10.8 | $2.4M | +0.1% | #160 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 54 | 4,799 | 13.2 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #162 of 387 |
| 3Columbus, IN | 48 | 50 | 15.0 | $1.9M | +4.3% | #212 of 387 |
| 4Bloomington, IN | 47 | 81 | 11.9 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #218 of 387 |
| 5Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 41 | 53 | 12.1 | $2.1M | −0.9% | #263 of 387 |
| 6Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 40 | 120 | 13.2 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #278 of 387 |
| 7Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 38 | 93 | 12.9 | $2M | +0.9% | #288 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bloomington 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians49
- Roofing and gutters33
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control23
- Landscaping and lawn care31
- House cleaning19
- Pest control22
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Bloomington, IN metro area?
The Bloomington metro area has 81 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bloomington, IN metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $172.7M a year, or $2,545 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,854 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bloomington, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Bloomington metro area has 11.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 71, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 818 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bloomington, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 165,231 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,854 households. Median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $65,543, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. The Bloomington metro area scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #218 of 387 scored metro areas.
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