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Home repair companies in the Monroe, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Monroe, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #381 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 119
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 144
- +9.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $213.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,452 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,390
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Monroe metro area scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #381 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 home repair companies in the Monroe metro area. 6 of them (5%) 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.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Monroe metro area comes to about $213.3M a year: $2,452 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 119 home repair companies, that is $1.8M per company, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Monroe metro area was 144 in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 604 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Monroe metro area. Population estimates show the Monroe metro area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Monroe 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 | Monroe metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 604 | 615 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.2% | +13.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,452 | $2,650 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $51,660 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 144+9.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,720
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $95.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,390−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 87,006
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $51,660
- Average household income
- $76,607
- Median home value
- $170,300
- Jobs located here
- 86,435
- Daytime population
- 221,924Residents 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 trades21
- HVAC and plumbing28
- Electricians17
- Roofing and gutters23
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning63
- Pest control23
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Monroe, LA metro area?
There are 119 home repair companies on map listings in the Monroe metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Monroe, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $213.3M a year, or $2,452 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,006 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Monroe metro area has 13.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 88, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 604 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 222,390 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,006 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $51,660, 36% 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 Monroe metro area scores 21 for home repair companies (low), #381 of 387 scored metro areas.
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