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Home repair companies in Knox County, IN

The home repair companies in Knox County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,177 of 2,057 scored counties
#34 of 82 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,489 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,652
−1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 home repair companies in Knox County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Knox County spend about $37.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,489 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Knox County in 2023. That is one for every 892 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Knox County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Knox County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,177 of 2,057 scored counties and #34 of 82 scored counties in Indiana.

How Knox 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 Knox County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKnox CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.513.312.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment892699587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.7%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,489$2,669$3,018
Median household income$61,237$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4742

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 17
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Knox 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 Knox County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,652−1.7% since 2020
Households
15,169
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,721
Median home value
$137,700
Jobs located here
16,627
Daytime population
36,438Residents 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 Knox 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
34Knox County, IN471610.5$2.4M−1.7%#1,177 of 2,057

Other business types in Knox County

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

Questions

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

Knox County has 16 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $37.8M a year, or $2,489 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,169 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Knox County has 10.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 892 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Knox County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Knox County at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. Median household income in Knox County is $61,237, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Knox County scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,177 of 2,057 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for home repair companies · All 56 business types in Knox County

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