Market rankings · Kentucky
Home repair companies in Kentucky
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kentucky, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,013
- 97 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 2,532
- +10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #27 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the home repair companies on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Kentucky has 2,013 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 97 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Kentucky comes to about $4.9B a year: $2,674 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per company, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,532 businesses with payroll in Kentucky classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 717 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 114 SBA-backed loans worth $52.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #27 for home repair companies, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Clarksville metro area scores highest (71). Of the 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Madisonville area scores highest (68).
Every market in Kentucky for home repair companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 71 | 141 | 11.3 | $2.4M | +8.5% | #34 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 1,118 | 12.3 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #75 of 387 |
| 1Bowling Green, KY | 58 | 84 | 11.5 | $2.3M | +9.5% | #126 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 57 | 711 | 12.7 | $2.2M | +2.9% | #135 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 50 | 153 | 10.1 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #191 of 387 |
| 3Elizabethtown, KY | 48 | 69 | 13.6 | $2M | +2.4% | #209 of 387 |
| 4Lexington-Fayette, KY | 48 | 325 | 15.0 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #210 of 387 |
| 5Owensboro, KY | 34 | 69 | 15.2 | $1.8M | +1.3% | #324 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 17 | 75 | 18.0 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #383 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madisonville, KY | 68 | 11 | 6.0 | $4.1M | −0.5% | #62 of 526 |
| 2Glasgow, KY | 66 | 19 | 8.6 | $2.8M | +2.6% | #83 of 526 |
| 3Corbin, KY | 65 | 34 | 6.0 | $3.8M | +0.1% | #92 of 526 |
| 4Murray, KY | 63 | 12 | 7.9 | $3.1M | +4.9% | #112 of 526 |
| 5Frankfort, KY | 63 | 47 | 14.5 | $1.9M | +3.1% | #116 of 526 |
| 6Mount Sterling, KY | 62 | 17 | 9.4 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #122 of 526 |
| 7Middlesborough, KY | 59 | 5 | 5.0 | $4M | −4.8% | #146 of 526 |
| 8Danville, KY | 59 | 22 | 10.1 | $2.5M | +3.6% | #153 of 526 |
| 9Pikeville, KY | 57 | 24 | 6.2 | $3.6M | −5.4% | #171 of 526 |
| 10Campbellsville, KY | 57 | 12 | 8.2 | $3M | +3.4% | #173 of 526 |
| 11Richmond-Berea, KY | 56 | 68 | 13.7 | $1.9M | +7.0% | #191 of 526 |
| 12Franklin, KY | 52 | 11 | 13.7 | $1.9M | +5.9% | #249 of 526 |
| 13Somerset, KY | 50 | 29 | 11.1 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #273 of 526 |
| 14Mayfield, KY | 48 | 14 | 9.9 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #289 of 526 |
| 15Henderson, KY | 34 | 35 | 14.9 | $1.7M | −0.9% | #439 of 526 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson County, KY | 76 | 10 | 10.4 | $2.7M | +5.5% | #92 of 2,057 |
| 2Allen County, KY | 74 | 6 | 7.5 | $3.4M | +9.5% | #120 of 2,057 |
| 3Mercer County, KY | 74 | 9 | 9.8 | $2.7M | +4.8% | #130 of 2,057 |
| 4Meade County, KY | 72 | 7 | 6.4 | $4.5M | +2.2% | #152 of 2,057 |
| 5Trigg County, KY | 72 | 5 | 8.3 | $3.1M | +3.1% | #160 of 2,057 |
| 6Breckinridge County, KY | 71 | 7 | 8.7 | $2.9M | +5.2% | #190 of 2,057 |
| 7Henry County, KY | 71 | 6 | 9.8 | $2.6M | +4.8% | #195 of 2,057 |
| 8Grant County, KY | 70 | 5 | 5.4 | $4.8M | +4.7% | #200 of 2,057 |
| 9Russell County, KY | 70 | 5 | 6.6 | $3.6M | +3.4% | #207 of 2,057 |
| 10Boone County, KY | 69 | 65 | 12.8 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #247 of 2,057 |
| 11Whitley County, KY | 68 | 6 | 4.4 | $5M | +1.6% | #250 of 2,057 |
| 12Muhlenberg County, KY | 67 | 7 | 5.8 | $4.4M | −0.9% | #284 of 2,057 |
| 13Kenton County, KY | 66 | 84 | 12.5 | $2.4M | +3.9% | #340 of 2,057 |
| 14Grayson County, KY | 65 | 7 | 6.9 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #350 of 2,057 |
| 15Campbell County, KY | 65 | 36 | 9.2 | $3.3M | +2.5% | #354 of 2,057 |
| 16Ohio County, KY | 64 | 5 | 5.5 | $4.5M | +0.8% | #382 of 2,057 |
| 17Hopkins County, KY | 64 | 11 | 6.0 | $4.1M | −0.5% | #384 of 2,057 |
| 18Woodford County, KY | 62 | 14 | 12.9 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #505 of 2,057 |
| 19Marion County, KY | 61 | 6 | 7.8 | $3.2M | +2.7% | #517 of 2,057 |
| 20Oldham County, KY | 61 | 36 | 15.6 | $2.4M | +4.9% | #544 of 2,057 |
| 21Calloway County, KY | 60 | 12 | 7.9 | $3.1M | +4.9% | #569 of 2,057 |
| 22Scott County, KY | 60 | 33 | 14.6 | $2.1M | +8.2% | #598 of 2,057 |
| 23Shelby County, KY | 59 | 22 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +6.2% | #629 of 2,057 |
| 24Todd County, KY | 59 | 6 | 13.2 | $2M | +5.6% | #637 of 2,057 |
| 25Bell County, KY | 58 | 5 | 5.0 | $4M | −4.8% | #643 of 2,057 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Pike County, KY | 57 | 14 | 5.8 | $3.9M | −6.4% | #682 of 2,057 |
| 27Bourbon County, KY | 56 | 7 | 8.6 | $3.1M | −0.3% | #726 of 2,057 |
| 28Nelson County, KY | 56 | 22 | 11.5 | $2.4M | +4.8% | #747 of 2,057 |
| 29Warren County, KY | 56 | 73 | 13.1 | $2.1M | +10.6% | #759 of 2,057 |
| 30Perry County, KY | 55 | 6 | 5.4 | $4.2M | −6.4% | #764 of 2,057 |
| 31Laurel County, KY | 55 | 24 | 10.0 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #785 of 2,057 |
| 32Jefferson County, KY | 55 | 440 | 13.3 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #802 of 2,057 |
| 33Floyd County, KY | 54 | 10 | 6.8 | $3.2M | −3.9% | #819 of 2,057 |
| 34Barren County, KY | 54 | 18 | 10.0 | $2.5M | +2.6% | #843 of 2,057 |
| 35Bullitt County, KY | 54 | 42 | 13.2 | $2.2M | +5.0% | #854 of 2,057 |
| 36Hardin County, KY | 53 | 59 | 13.2 | $2.1M | +2.4% | #907 of 2,057 |
| 37Fayette County, KY | 52 | 208 | 14.9 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #959 of 2,057 |
| 38Greenup County, KY | 51 | 17 | 11.5 | $2.2M | −1.9% | #989 of 2,057 |
| 39Taylor County, KY | 48 | 10 | 9.7 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #1,112 of 2,057 |
| 40Mason County, KY | 47 | 7 | 9.8 | $2.4M | −1.2% | #1,171 of 2,057 |
| 41Franklin County, KY | 47 | 37 | 16.3 | $1.7M | +2.0% | #1,206 of 2,057 |
| 42Pulaski County, KY | 46 | 29 | 11.1 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #1,229 of 2,057 |
| 43Simpson County, KY | 46 | 11 | 13.7 | $1.9M | +5.9% | #1,247 of 2,057 |
| 44Clark County, KY | 44 | 21 | 13.9 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #1,329 of 2,057 |
| 45Graves County, KY | 43 | 14 | 9.9 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #1,349 of 2,057 |
| 46Madison County, KY | 42 | 66 | 17.8 | $1.5M | +9.4% | #1,420 of 2,057 |
| 47Logan County, KY | 41 | 13 | 11.8 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #1,433 of 2,057 |
| 48Montgomery County, KY | 38 | 14 | 12.7 | $2M | +2.5% | #1,570 of 2,057 |
| 49Daviess County, KY | 38 | 68 | 16.3 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #1,588 of 2,057 |
| 50Larue County, KY | 38 | 10 | 16.7 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #1,591 of 2,057 |
| 51Christian County, KY | 36 | 32 | 12.4 | $2M | −3.6% | #1,659 of 2,057 |
| 52Hart County, KY | 36 | 10 | 13.6 | $1.8M | +4.3% | #1,669 of 2,057 |
| 53Jessamine County, KY | 36 | 42 | 21.1 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #1,687 of 2,057 |
| 54Garrard County, KY | 35 | 9 | 13.4 | $1.9M | +7.3% | #1,699 of 2,057 |
| 55Boyle County, KY | 35 | 19 | 15.8 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #1,708 of 2,057 |
| 56Boyd County, KY | 35 | 31 | 16.1 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #1,710 of 2,057 |
| 57Washington County, KY | 32 | 7 | 14.4 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #1,795 of 2,057 |
| 58Henderson County, KY | 25 | 31 | 16.7 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #1,932 of 2,057 |
| 59Marshall County, KY | 24 | 22 | 16.7 | $1.6M | −0.1% | #1,944 of 2,057 |
| 60McCracken County, KY | 23 | 54 | 19.6 | $1.4M | −0.5% | #1,960 of 2,057 |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $7.8M | −2.2% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $25.7M | −1.7% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $23.2M | −7.6% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.2 | $5.7M | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $7.8M | +4.6% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $5M | −2.6% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $17.9M | −7.0% | |
| Spencer County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $5.8M | +7.7% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $15.4M | −4.1% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $8.9M | +0.3% | |
| Harrison County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $19.3M | +4.9% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $4.2M | +2.9% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $5.7M | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 6.3 | $3.6M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $7.4M | +1.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $6.7M | +4.6% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 7.4 | $3.4M | +1.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $11.4M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $6.7M | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.4 | $4M | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $5.5M | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.8 | $6.3M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $10.9M | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $3.9M | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.4 | $3.8M | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 8.1 | $3M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $6.2M | −0.3% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 8.8 | $2.8M | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $12M | +5.0% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $5.2M | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $3.6M | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $8.7M | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $10.6M | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $9.4M | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $9.7M | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $9.1M | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.3 | $3M | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.8 | $3.1M | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $4.2M | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $3M | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 10.8 | $2.1M | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 12.5 | $2.1M | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $2.6M | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 home repair companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Kentucky?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,013 home repair companies in Kentucky. 97 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 2,532 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $4.9B a year, or $2,674 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,013 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Kentucky has 11.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Kentucky would have about 1,998, against 2,013 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 717 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for home repair companies?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Clarksville metro area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Madisonville area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 60 scored counties in Kentucky, Anderson County scores highest, at 76 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 53 for home repair companies (upper middle), #27 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the home repair companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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