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Home repair companies in Talbot County, MD
The home repair companies in Talbot County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,780 of 2,057 scored counties
#23 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 40
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.3
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Talbot County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,780 of 2,057 scored counties and #23 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,162 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Talbot County spend about $52M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.3M per company, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 40 home repair companies on map listings in Talbot County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.3, 96% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Talbot County was 39 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 421 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Talbot County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Talbot 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 421 | 627 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.6% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,162 | $3,443 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 390.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 345
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 401 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents 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 |
| 23Talbot County, MD | 33 | 40 | 24.3 | $1.3M | +2.0% | #1,780 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Talbot County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Talbot County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 home repair companies in Talbot County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $52M a year, or $3,162 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Talbot County has 24.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Talbot County would have about 21, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 421 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 33 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,780 of 2,057 scored counties.
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