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Home repair companies in Oxford County, ME

How Oxford County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #322 of 2,057 scored counties
#2 of 16 scored counties in Maine

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
49
+14.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,764 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,346
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,764 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Oxford County spend about $66.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 18 home repair companies on map listings in Oxford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Oxford County was 49 in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 493 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $422K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Oxford County.

Population estimates put the population change in Oxford County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Oxford County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #322 of 2,057 scored counties and #2 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Oxford County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Oxford County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureOxford CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.511.512.4
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment493385587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.0%+15.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,764$3,054$3,018
Median household income$60,173$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score6653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 49+14.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
230
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$422K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Oxford 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 Oxford County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,346+4.2% since 2020
Households
24,140
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,077 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,916
Median home value
$217,300
Jobs located here
17,529
Daytime population
49,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Maine, with Oxford County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waldo County, ME67105.7$5.1M+2.6%#282 of 2,057
2Oxford County, ME66187.5$3.7M+4.2%#322 of 2,057
3Lincoln County, ME65116.6$4.6M+3.8%#345 of 2,057
4Sagadahoc County, ME631710.3$3.1M+3.4%#445 of 2,057
5Washington County, ME60139.2$2.9M+0.8%#573 of 2,057
6Somerset County, ME59156.5$4.1M+2.3%#602 of 2,057
7Aroostook County, ME59237.7$3.4M−0.7%#609 of 2,057
8Penobscot County, ME596710.3$2.8M+3.8%#621 of 2,057
9York County, ME5811512.6$2.6M+4.8%#660 of 2,057
10Knox County, ME57179.2$3.4M+1.1%#688 of 2,057

Other business types in Oxford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Oxford County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 home repair companies in Oxford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Oxford County, ME spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $66.7M a year, or $2,764 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oxford County, ME compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Oxford County has 7.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.7M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Oxford County would have about 28, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 493 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Oxford County scores 66 for home repair companies (upper middle), #322 of 2,057 scored counties.

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