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Home repair companies in Chickasaw County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Chickasaw County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,050 of 2,057 scored counties
#66 of 67 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,604 a household
- Spending per listing
- $765K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.0
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,663
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Chickasaw County is 12 (low), #2,050 of 2,057 scored counties and #66 of 67 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 home repair companies in Chickasaw County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 34.0 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Chickasaw County comes to about $13M a year: $2,604 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 home repair companies, that is $765K per company, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Chickasaw County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 333 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates show Chickasaw County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chickasaw 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.
| Measure | Chickasaw County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.0 | 14.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $765K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 333 | 572 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,604 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $75,675 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,663−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,997
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $75,675+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,114
- Median home value
- $182,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,976
- Daytime population
- 10,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Chickasaw County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 87 | 37 | 8.7 | $3.8M | +17.8% | #10 of 2,057 |
| 2Benton County, IA | 65 | 9 | 8.8 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #356 of 2,057 |
| 3Mahaska County, IA | 61 | 5 | 5.7 | $4.4M | −1.2% | #513 of 2,057 |
| 4Story County, IA | 61 | 39 | 10.0 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #531 of 2,057 |
| 5Johnson County, IA | 61 | 75 | 11.8 | $2.4M | +4.6% | #545 of 2,057 |
| 6Guthrie County, IA | 55 | 5 | 10.9 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #781 of 2,057 |
| 7Polk County, IA | 53 | 320 | 15.6 | $1.9M | +4.8% | #911 of 2,057 |
| 8Pottawattamie County, IA | 52 | 40 | 10.6 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #932 of 2,057 |
| 9Boone County, IA | 50 | 12 | 11.0 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #1,016 of 2,057 |
| 10Black Hawk County, IA | 50 | 63 | 11.5 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #1,037 of 2,057 |
| 66Chickasaw County, IA | 12 | 17 | 34.0 | $765K | −2.8% | #2,050 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Chickasaw County
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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Chickasaw County, IA?
There are 17 home repair companies on map listings in Chickasaw County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Chickasaw County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $13M a year, or $2,604 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $765K per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,997 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chickasaw County, IA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Chickasaw County has 34.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $765K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 5, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 333 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Chickasaw County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 11,663 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,997 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $75,675, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 12 for home repair companies (low), #2,050 of 2,057 scored counties.
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