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Home repair companies in Allegany County, MD

The home repair companies in Allegany County, MD, 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 #1,225 of 2,057 scored counties
#17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
30
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
30
−18.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,488 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,848
−1.6% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Allegany County comes to about $68.1M a year: $2,488 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 30 home repair companies on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Allegany County in 2023, down 18.9% from 2019. That is one for every 913 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Allegany County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Allegany County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,225 of 2,057 scored counties and #17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.

How Allegany County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Allegany County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureAllegany CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.012.212.4
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment913627587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.9%−3.6%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,488$3,443$3,018
Median household income$59,603$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score4666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 30−18.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
365
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
300 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
66,848−1.6% since 2020
Households
27,382
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
160
Median household income
$59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,712
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
25,839
Daytime population
68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Maryland

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

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Montgomery County, MD7940510.4$3.8M+1.3%#54 of 2,057
2Cecil County, MD78399.6$3.3M+3.2%#69 of 2,057
3Prince George’s County, MD743329.5$3.5M+0.5%#119 of 2,057
4Howard County, MD7114612.1$3.4M+1.9%#180 of 2,057
5Baltimore city, MD701626.3$4.3M−2.3%#204 of 2,057
6Charles County, MD688313.6$2.7M+5.9%#275 of 2,057
7Garrett County, MD64108.0$3.5M−1.5%#389 of 2,057
8Baltimore County, MD6437511.3$2.9M−0.7%#403 of 2,057
9Anne Arundel County, MD5933014.7$2.6M+1.7%#626 of 2,057
10Frederick County, MD5818717.9$2.1M+11.0%#677 of 2,057
17Allegany County, MD463011.0$2.3M−1.6%#1,225 of 2,057

Other business types in Allegany County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Allegany County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 home repair companies in Allegany County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 18.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $68.1M a year, or $2,488 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Allegany County has 11.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Allegany County would have about 28, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 913 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 46 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,225 of 2,057 scored counties.

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