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Home repair companies in Simpson County, KY
The home repair companies in Simpson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,247 of 2,057 scored counties
#43 of 60 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,549 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,788
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,549 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Simpson County spend about $20.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.9M per company, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 11 home repair companies on map listings in Simpson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Simpson County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 669 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $480K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Simpson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Simpson County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Simpson County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,247 of 2,057 scored counties and #43 of 60 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Simpson 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 | Simpson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 669 | 717 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,549 | $2,674 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $59,858 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $480K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Simpson 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 Simpson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,788+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,025
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 234 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $59,858+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,938
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 9,389
- Daytime population
- 20,592Residents 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 |
| 43Simpson County, KY | 46 | 11 | 13.7 | $1.9M | +5.9% | #1,247 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Simpson 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Simpson County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 home repair companies in Simpson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Simpson County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $20.5M a year, or $2,549 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 $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,025 households in Simpson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Simpson County, KY compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Simpson County has 13.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Simpson County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 669 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Simpson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Simpson County at 20,788 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,025 households. The median household income in Simpson County is $59,858 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. Simpson County scores 46 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,247 of 2,057 scored counties.
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