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Home repair companies in the Topeka, KS metro area

The home repair companies in the Topeka, KS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #244 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas

Listings
119
9 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
135
+7.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$253.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,610 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,052
+0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 home repair companies in the Topeka metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in the Topeka metro area spend about $253.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,610 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per company, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 135 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Topeka metro area in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 719 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Topeka metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, the Topeka metro area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #244 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.

How the Topeka metro area 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 Topeka, KS metro area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureTopeka metro areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.314.312.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment719587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.5%+5.8%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,610$2,741$3,018
Median household income$69,888$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
135+7.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,509
Annual payroll, 2023
$102.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1199 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The 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 the Topeka metro area, 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 the Topeka metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
233,052+0.1% since 2020
Households
96,999
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$69,888+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,198
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
117,217
Daytime population
240,729Residents 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 metro areas in Kansas for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Topeka metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kansas

Metro areas in Kansas ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lawrence, KS585711.3$2.4M+1.8%#125 of 387
Kansas City, MO-KS551,21613.6$2.1M+3.4%#154 of 387
2Topeka, KS4211912.3$2.1M+0.1%#244 of 387
3Manhattan, KS426312.3$2.1M+1.4%#248 of 387
Joplin, MO-KS3711714.7$1.7M+3.9%#301 of 387
St. Joseph, MO-KS325611.9$2.1M−2.0%#338 of 387
4Wichita, KS3139815.6$1.7M+2.4%#346 of 387

Other business types in the Topeka metro area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Topeka, KS metro area?

There are 119 home repair companies on map listings in the Topeka metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 135 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Topeka, KS metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $253.1M a year, or $2,610 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 96,999 households in the Topeka metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Topeka, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Topeka metro area has 12.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Topeka metro area would have about 104, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 719 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Topeka, KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Topeka metro area at 233,052 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 96,999 households. Median household income in the Topeka metro area is $69,888, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. The Topeka metro area scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #244 of 387 scored metro areas.

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