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Home repair companies in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #54 of 2,057 scored counties
#1 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 405
- 11 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 475
- −10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Montgomery County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #54 of 2,057 scored counties and #1 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 405 home repair companies in Montgomery County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $1.5B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,939 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 475 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Montgomery County in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 819 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $14.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Montgomery County. Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Montgomery 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.
| Measure | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 819 | 627 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.2% | −3.6% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,939 | $3,443 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 529 → 475−10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,985
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $618.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 631The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $14.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 79 | 405 | 10.4 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #54 of 2,057 |
| 2Cecil County, MD | 78 | 39 | 9.6 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #69 of 2,057 |
| 3Prince George’s County, MD | 74 | 332 | 9.5 | $3.5M | +0.5% | #119 of 2,057 |
| 4Howard County, MD | 71 | 146 | 12.1 | $3.4M | +1.9% | #180 of 2,057 |
| 5Baltimore city, MD | 70 | 162 | 6.3 | $4.3M | −2.3% | #204 of 2,057 |
| 6Charles County, MD | 68 | 83 | 13.6 | $2.7M | +5.9% | #275 of 2,057 |
| 7Garrett County, MD | 64 | 10 | 8.0 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #389 of 2,057 |
| 8Baltimore County, MD | 64 | 375 | 11.3 | $2.9M | −0.7% | #403 of 2,057 |
| 9Anne Arundel County, MD | 59 | 330 | 14.7 | $2.6M | +1.7% | #626 of 2,057 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 58 | 187 | 17.9 | $2.1M | +11.0% | #677 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
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 trades79
- HVAC and plumbing81
- Electricians80
- Roofing and gutters80
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control62
- Landscaping and lawn care70
- House cleaning44
- Pest control83
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Montgomery County, MD?
Montgomery County has 405 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 475 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.5B a year, or $3,939 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 405 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Montgomery County has 10.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.8M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 631, against 405 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 819 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 79 for home repair companies (high), #54 of 2,057 scored counties.
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