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Home repair companies in Caroline County, MD

How Caroline County, MD 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,847 of 2,057 scored counties
#24 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
31
−8.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,741 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.4
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,116
+2.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Caroline County is 30 (lower middle), #1,847 of 2,057 scored counties and #24 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 home repair companies in Caroline County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,741 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Caroline County spend about $34.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 23 home repair companies, that is $1.5M per company, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Caroline County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 403 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates show Caroline County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Caroline 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 Caroline County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureCaroline CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.412.212.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment403627587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.8%−3.6%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,741$3,443$3,018
Median household income$68,457$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score3066

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 31−8.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
291
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Caroline 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 Caroline County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,116+2.5% since 2020
Households
12,495
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
319 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$68,457+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,383
Median home value
$290,100
Jobs located here
8,855
Daytime population
25,447Residents 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 Caroline 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
24Caroline County, MD302318.4$1.5M+2.5%#1,847 of 2,057

Other business types in Caroline County

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

Questions

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

There are 23 home repair companies on map listings in Caroline County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019.

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

About $34.2M a year, or $2,741 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,495 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Caroline County has 18.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Caroline County would have about 14, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 403 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Caroline County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,116 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,495 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $68,457, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. Caroline County scores 30 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,847 of 2,057 scored counties.

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