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Home repair companies in the Hammond, LA metro area
The home repair companies in the Hammond, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #226 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 64
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +25.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $132.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,555 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,346
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 home repair companies in the Hammond metro area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in the Hammond metro area spend about $132.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,555 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Hammond metro area in 2023, up 25.4% from 2019. That is one for every 619 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Hammond metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hammond metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Hammond metro area is 45 (lower middle), #226 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Hammond metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Hammond metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 13.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 619 | 615 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.4% | +13.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,555 | $2,650 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $56,760 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84+25.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 526
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 642 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Hammond 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 Hammond metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,346+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 51,999
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,166
- Median home value
- $212,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,446
- Daytime population
- 130,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Hammond metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 45 | 64 | 12.3 | $2.1M | +5.8% | #226 of 387 |
| 2Alexandria, LA | 44 | 57 | 10.1 | $2.5M | −2.5% | #232 of 387 |
| 3Baton Rouge, LA | 42 | 475 | 14.3 | $2M | +2.1% | #250 of 387 |
| 4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 37 | 196 | 18.7 | $1.6M | +5.3% | #302 of 387 |
| 5New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 36 | 529 | 13.3 | $2M | −3.4% | #307 of 387 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 34 | 230 | 14.0 | $1.9M | +3.8% | #322 of 387 |
| 7Lake Charles, LA | 28 | 129 | 14.0 | $2M | −3.8% | #362 of 387 |
| 8Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 26 | 114 | 14.3 | $1.9M | −3.5% | #368 of 387 |
| 9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 22 | 228 | 14.5 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #377 of 387 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 21 | 119 | 13.7 | $1.8M | −1.9% | #381 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hammond metro area
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 trades45
- HVAC and plumbing30
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters59
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control82
- Landscaping and lawn care82
- House cleaning72
- Pest control61
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Hammond, LA metro area?
There are 64 home repair companies on map listings in the Hammond metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 25.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Hammond, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $132.8M a year, or $2,555 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,999 households in the Hammond metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hammond, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Hammond 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, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Hammond metro area would have about 55, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 619 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hammond, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hammond metro area at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in the Hammond metro area is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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 Hammond metro area scores 45 for home repair companies (lower middle), #226 of 387 scored metro areas.
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