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Home repair companies in Franklin County, KY
The home repair companies in Franklin County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,206 of 2,057 scored counties
#41 of 60 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,649
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Franklin County comes to about $61.3M a year: $2,698 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 home repair companies, that is $1.7M per company, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 37 home repair companies on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Franklin County in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 909 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $280K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,206 of 2,057 scored counties and #41 of 60 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 909 | 717 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +10.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,698 | $2,674 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,298 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 25+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $280K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,649+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,718
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 208 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $65,298+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,985
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,970
- Daytime population
- 63,912Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| 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 |
| 41Franklin County, KY | 47 | 37 | 16.3 | $1.7M | +2.0% | #1,206 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades47
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians48
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care63
- House cleaning65
- Pest control40
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Franklin County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 home repair companies in Franklin County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $61.3M a year, or $2,698 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,718 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, KY compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Franklin County has 16.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Franklin County would have about 25, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 909 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 52,649 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,718 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,298 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Franklin County scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,206 of 2,057 scored counties.
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