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Home repair companies in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #160 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
139
8 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
151
+2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$335.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,611 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,538
+0.1% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area comes to about $335.4M a year: $2,611 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 139 home repair companies, that is $2.4M per company, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 139 home repair companies on map listings in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 151 businesses with payroll in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 851 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area.

Population estimates show the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #160 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.

How the South Bend-Mishawaka 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.

Home repair trades in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSouth Bend-Mishawaka metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.813.312.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment851699587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.1%+7.7%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,611$2,669$3,018
Median household income$67,217$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5442

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
151+2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,381
Annual payroll, 2023
$179.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1398 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
324,538+0.1% since 2020
Households
128,459
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
948 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$67,217+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,813
Median home value
$196,600
Jobs located here
135,103
Daytime population
316,990Residents 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 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 South Bend-Mishawaka metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN651,11812.3$2.3M+2.7%#75 of 387
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN5771112.7$2.2M+2.9%#135 of 387
1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN561,23014.6$2M+5.4%#148 of 387
2South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI5413910.8$2.4M+0.1%#160 of 387
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN544,79913.2$2.3M0.0%#162 of 387
3Columbus, IN485015.0$1.9M+4.3%#212 of 387
4Bloomington, IN478111.9$2.1M+2.0%#218 of 387
5Michigan City-La Porte, IN415312.1$2.1M−0.9%#263 of 387
6Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN4012013.2$1.9M+2.1%#278 of 387
7Elkhart-Goshen, IN389312.9$2M+0.9%#288 of 387

Other business types in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 139 home repair companies in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area. 8 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $335.4M a year, or $2,611 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 128,459 households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area has 10.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area would have about 138, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 851 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area at 324,538 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 128,459 households. The median household income in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area is $67,217 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 54 for home repair companies (upper middle), #160 of 387 scored metro areas.

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