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Home repair companies in Dallas County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #10 of 2,057 scored counties
#1 of 67 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
37
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
56
+24.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,293 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,457
+17.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Dallas County is 87 (high), #10 of 2,057 scored counties and #1 of 67 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.

At $3,293 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $139.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 37 home repair companies, that is $3.8M per company, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 37 home repair companies on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 30% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Dallas County in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. That is one for every 758 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $945K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Dallas County. Population estimates put the population change in Dallas County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dallas 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 Dallas County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.714.012.4
Spending per listing$3.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment758572587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.4%+7.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,293$2,714$3,018
Median household income$102,379$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score8730

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 56+24.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
509
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
370 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$945K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
118,457+17.8% since 2020
Households
42,471
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
184
Median household income
$102,379+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,324
Median home value
$355,600
Jobs located here
53,926
Daytime population
106,998Residents 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 Dallas 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

Other business types in Dallas County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 home repair companies in Dallas County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019.

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

About $139.9M a year, or $3,293 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,471 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dallas County has 8.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.8M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Dallas County would have about 58, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 758 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Dallas County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 118,457 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,471 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $102,379 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Dallas County scores 87 for home repair companies (high), #10 of 2,057 scored counties.

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