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Home repair companies in Washington County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Washington County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #942 of 2,057 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 81
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- −1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $174.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,916 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,731
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $174.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,916 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 81 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Washington County has 81 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 9% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Washington County in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 592 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Washington County.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Washington County is 52 (upper middle), #942 of 2,057 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 592 | 627 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.9% | −3.6% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,916 | $3,443 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $77,747 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 103 → 101−1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,056
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,731+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 59,818
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 340
- Median household income
- $77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,335
- Median home value
- $296,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,246
- Daytime population
- 152,730Residents 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 |
| 13Washington County, MD | 52 | 81 | 13.5 | $2.2M | +2.0% | #942 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Washington 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 trades52
- HVAC and plumbing62
- Electricians45
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control55
- Landscaping and lawn care61
- House cleaning61
- Pest control60
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Washington County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 home repair companies in Washington County. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $174.4M a year, or $2,916 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MD compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Washington County has 13.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 72, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 592 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County scores 52 for home repair companies (upper middle), #942 of 2,057 scored counties.
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