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Home repair companies in Seward County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,880 of 2,057 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,537 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,073
−3.6% 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 Seward County is 28 (lower middle), #1,880 of 2,057 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Seward County comes to about $18.4M a year: $2,537 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 11 home repair companies on map listings in Seward County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Seward County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 660 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates show Seward County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Seward 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 Seward County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.214.312.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment660587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.8%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,537$2,741$3,018
Median household income$63,827$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 11
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,073−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,257
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,284
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
10,899
Daytime population
22,008Residents 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 Seward 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
24Seward County, KS281115.2$1.7M−3.6%#1,880 of 2,057

Other business types in Seward County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 home repair companies in Seward County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. 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 Seward County, KS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $18.4M a year, or $2,537 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,257 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seward County has 15.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Seward County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 660 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Seward County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in Seward County is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Seward County scores 28 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,880 of 2,057 scored counties.

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