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Home repair companies in Cass County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,980 of 2,057 scored counties
#57 of 67 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,452 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.5
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,960
−1.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Cass County is 22 (low), #1,980 of 2,057 scored counties and #57 of 67 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,452 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $14.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Cass County has 12 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 20.5 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 649 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Cass County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.514.012.4
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment649572587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,452$2,714$3,018
Median household income$63,013$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2230

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,960−1.2% since 2020
Households
5,844
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$63,013+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,546
Median home value
$150,300
Jobs located here
5,421
Daytime population
12,873Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA87378.7$3.8M+17.8%#10 of 2,057
2Benton County, IA6598.8$3.2M+1.8%#356 of 2,057
3Mahaska County, IA6155.7$4.4M−1.2%#513 of 2,057
4Story County, IA613910.0$2.7M+2.7%#531 of 2,057
5Johnson County, IA617511.8$2.4M+4.6%#545 of 2,057
6Guthrie County, IA55510.9$2.5M+1.6%#781 of 2,057
7Polk County, IA5332015.6$1.9M+4.8%#911 of 2,057
8Pottawattamie County, IA524010.6$2.5M−0.7%#932 of 2,057
9Boone County, IA501211.0$2.5M+0.4%#1,016 of 2,057
10Black Hawk County, IA506311.5$2.2M+0.4%#1,037 of 2,057
57Cass County, IA221220.5$1.2M−1.2%#1,980 of 2,057

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Cass County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 home repair companies in Cass County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Cass County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $14.3M a year, or $2,452 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,844 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, IA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Cass County has 20.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Cass County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 649 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 12,960 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,844 households. The median household income in Cass County is $63,013 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Cass County scores 22 for home repair companies (low), #1,980 of 2,057 scored counties.

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