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Home repair companies in Mitchell County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Mitchell County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,931 of 2,057 scored counties
#52 of 67 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,653 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,650
+0.6% 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 Mitchell County is 25 (lower middle), #1,931 of 2,057 scored counties and #52 of 67 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,653 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Mitchell County spend about $12.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.5M per company, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 8 home repair companies on map listings in Mitchell County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Mitchell County in 2023. That is one for every 418 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Mitchell County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mitchell County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Mitchell 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 Mitchell County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMitchell CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.414.012.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment418572587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,653$2,714$3,018
Median household income$71,365$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2530

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 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
1
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
10,650+0.6% since 2020
Households
4,597
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
469 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$71,365+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,151
Median home value
$175,100
Jobs located here
3,761
Daytime population
9,436Residents 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 Mitchell 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
52Mitchell County, IA25817.4$1.5M+0.6%#1,931 of 2,057

Other business types in Mitchell County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 home repair companies in Mitchell County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $12.2M a year, or $2,653 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,597 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mitchell County has 17.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 418 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Mitchell County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Mitchell County at 10,650 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,597 households. The median household income in Mitchell County is $71,365 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Mitchell County scores 25 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,931 of 2,057 scored counties.

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