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Home repair companies in Dubois County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,840 of 2,057 scored counties
#75 of 82 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
28
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
43
+16.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,730 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,016
+0.9% 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

Dubois County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,840 of 2,057 scored counties and #75 of 82 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,730 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Dubois County spend about $48M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.7M per company, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 28 home repair companies on map listings in Dubois County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Dubois County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 409 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dubois County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dubois County 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.

Home repair trades in Dubois County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDubois CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.913.312.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment409699587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.2%+7.7%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,730$2,669$3,018
Median household income$75,979$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3042

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 43+16.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
386
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
282 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
44,016+0.9% since 2020
Households
17,574
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
427 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,905
Median home value
$230,100
Jobs located here
28,351
Daytime population
47,957Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Dubois County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN7819714.4$2.5M+10.9%#76 of 2,057
2Boone County, IN784114.3$2.4M+13.5%#77 of 2,057
3Fayette County, IN6855.3$4.5M+0.7%#254 of 2,057
4Franklin County, IN671010.9$2.6M+2.2%#309 of 2,057
5Hendricks County, IN679013.4$2.3M+10.2%#310 of 2,057
6Gibson County, IN66107.4$3.5M+0.1%#323 of 2,057
7Hancock County, IN663711.1$2.7M+13.5%#334 of 2,057
8Warrick County, IN663011.9$2.5M+4.4%#339 of 2,057
9Noble County, IN64168.8$2.9M+1.0%#400 of 2,057
10Posey County, IN6265.7$4.8M−0.8%#470 of 2,057
75Dubois County, IN302815.9$1.7M+0.9%#1,840 of 2,057

Other business types in Dubois County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Dubois County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 home repair companies in Dubois County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $48M a year, or $2,730 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Dubois County has 15.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Dubois County would have about 20, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 409 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 Dubois County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 30 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,840 of 2,057 scored counties.

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