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Home repair companies in Pottawatomie County, KS

How Pottawatomie County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,634 of 2,057 scored counties
#19 of 37 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
17
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
31
−3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$27.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,907 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,186
+6.9% 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

For home repair companies, Pottawatomie County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,634 of 2,057 scored counties and #19 of 37 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 home repair companies in Pottawatomie County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Pottawatomie County spend about $27.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,907 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per company, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Pottawatomie County was 31 in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 303 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Pottawatomie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pottawatomie County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pottawatomie County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Pottawatomie County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasurePottawatomie CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.114.312.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment303587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.1%+5.8%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,907$2,741$3,018
Median household income$92,325$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3731

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 31−3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
199
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.4M
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
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
27,186+6.9% since 2020
Households
9,381
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
841 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$92,325+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,915
Median home value
$245,900
Jobs located here
12,026
Daytime population
26,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumner County, KS6466.7$3.8M−0.1%#385 of 2,057
2Johnson County, KS6436514.6$2.3M+4.2%#418 of 2,057
3Osage County, KS5969.3$2.8M−0.3%#622 of 2,057
4Geary County, KS58117.8$3.1M−1.2%#653 of 2,057
5Douglas County, KS585711.3$2.4M+1.8%#669 of 2,057
6Cherokee County, KS5767.6$3M−1.0%#691 of 2,057
7Leavenworth County, KS573712.3$2.4M+3.2%#704 of 2,057
8Labette County, KS5378.7$2.7M−2.4%#879 of 2,057
9Jefferson County, KS48810.8$2.6M−0.2%#1,109 of 2,057
10Franklin County, KS481211.5$2.2M+1.1%#1,128 of 2,057
19Pottawatomie County, KS371718.1$1.6M+6.9%#1,634 of 2,057

Other business types in Pottawatomie County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Pottawatomie County, KS?

Pottawatomie County has 17 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Pottawatomie County, KS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $27.3M a year, or $2,907 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,381 households in Pottawatomie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pottawatomie County, KS compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Pottawatomie County has 18.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Pottawatomie County would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 303 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Pottawatomie County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Pottawatomie County at 27,186 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,381 households. Median household income in Pottawatomie County is $92,325, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pottawatomie County scores 37 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,634 of 2,057 scored counties.

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