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Home repair companies in Brown County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Brown County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,984 of 2,057 scored counties
#59 of 64 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
31
+24.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,580 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,517
−1.5% 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 Brown County is 21 (low), #1,984 of 2,057 scored counties and #59 of 64 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Brown County spend about $28.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,580 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 home repair companies, that is $1.8M per company, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Brown County has 16 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Brown County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 356 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates show Brown County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Brown County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Brown County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBrown CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.513.312.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment356595587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.0%+3.8%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,580$2,990$3,018
Median household income$69,378$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score2150

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 31+24.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Brown 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 Brown County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,517−1.5% since 2020
Households
11,027
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
611 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$69,378+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,644
Median home value
$191,200
Jobs located here
13,020
Daytime population
27,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dakota County, MN7818910.8$3M+3.9%#72 of 2,057
2Hennepin County, MN7357510.7$3M+0.2%#145 of 2,057
3Ramsey County, MN701999.0$3.2M−1.8%#212 of 2,057
4Washington County, MN7015214.4$2.4M+6.9%#220 of 2,057
5Carver County, MN685012.1$3M+6.6%#272 of 2,057
6Todd County, MN6687.8$3.3M+3.0%#324 of 2,057
7Carlton County, MN63149.9$2.7M+1.4%#450 of 2,057
8Scott County, MN637814.2$2.5M+5.1%#456 of 2,057
9Pine County, MN61129.7$2.6M+5.5%#536 of 2,057
10Olmsted County, MN619814.6$2.1M+2.3%#553 of 2,057
59Brown County, MN211614.5$1.8M−1.5%#1,984 of 2,057

Other business types in Brown County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Brown County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 home repair companies in Brown County. None of them 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, up 24.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Brown County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $28.4M a year, or $2,580 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,027 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brown County, MN compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Brown County has 14.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Brown County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 356 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Brown County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Brown County at 25,517 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,027 households. The median household income in Brown County is $69,378 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% 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. Brown County scores 21 for home repair companies (low), #1,984 of 2,057 scored counties.

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