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Home repair companies in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area

The home repair companies in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #383 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky

Listings
75
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
78
+16.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$109.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,634 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,259
−1.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Paducah metro area scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #383 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 75 home repair companies in the Paducah metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 45% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,634 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Paducah metro area spend about $109.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.5M per company, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Paducah metro area in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 535 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Paducah metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Paducah metro area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Paducah metro area 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.

Home repair trades in Paducah, KY-IL metro area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasurePaducah metro areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.011.112.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment535717587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.1%+10.8%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,634$2,674$3,018
Median household income$64,160$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score1753

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
78+16.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,526
Annual payroll, 2023
$114.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
752 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Paducah 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 Paducah metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
102,259−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,735
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,236 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$64,160
Average household income
$88,236
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
48,716
Daytime population
107,914Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Paducah metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kentucky

Metro areas in Kentucky ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Clarksville, TN-KY7114111.3$2.4M+8.5%#34 of 387
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN651,11812.3$2.3M+2.7%#75 of 387
1Bowling Green, KY588411.5$2.3M+9.5%#126 of 387
2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN5771112.7$2.2M+2.9%#135 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH5015310.1$2.5M−2.6%#191 of 387
3Elizabethtown, KY486913.6$2M+2.4%#209 of 387
4Lexington-Fayette, KY4832515.0$1.9M+3.4%#210 of 387
5Owensboro, KY346915.2$1.8M+1.3%#324 of 387
6Paducah, KY-IL177518.0$1.5M−1.2%#383 of 387

Other business types in the Paducah 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 Paducah, KY-IL metro area?

The Paducah metro area has 75 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $109.9M a year, or $2,634 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,735 households in the Paducah metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Paducah, KY-IL metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Paducah metro area has 18.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Paducah metro area would have about 45, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 535 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Paducah, KY-IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Paducah metro area at 102,259 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,735 households. Median household income in the Paducah metro area is $64,160, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Paducah metro area scores 17 for home repair companies (low), #383 of 387 scored metro areas.

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