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Home repair companies in Freeborn County, MN
The home repair companies in Freeborn County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,989 of 2,057 scored counties
#60 of 64 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 22
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,593 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,440
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Freeborn County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,989 of 2,057 scored counties and #60 of 64 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 home repair companies in Freeborn County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Freeborn County comes to about $33.3M a year: $2,593 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per company, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Freeborn County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 459 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Freeborn County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Freeborn 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.
| Measure | Freeborn County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 459 | 595 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | +3.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,593 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,023 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 28−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 206
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 220 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 Freeborn 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 Freeborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,440−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,846
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $71,023+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,926
- Median home value
- $171,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,051
- Daytime population
- 27,708Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dakota County, MN | 78 | 189 | 10.8 | $3M | +3.9% | #72 of 2,057 |
| 2Hennepin County, MN | 73 | 575 | 10.7 | $3M | +0.2% | #145 of 2,057 |
| 3Ramsey County, MN | 70 | 199 | 9.0 | $3.2M | −1.8% | #212 of 2,057 |
| 4Washington County, MN | 70 | 152 | 14.4 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #220 of 2,057 |
| 5Carver County, MN | 68 | 50 | 12.1 | $3M | +6.6% | #272 of 2,057 |
| 6Todd County, MN | 66 | 8 | 7.8 | $3.3M | +3.0% | #324 of 2,057 |
| 7Carlton County, MN | 63 | 14 | 9.9 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #450 of 2,057 |
| 8Scott County, MN | 63 | 78 | 14.2 | $2.5M | +5.1% | #456 of 2,057 |
| 9Pine County, MN | 61 | 12 | 9.7 | $2.6M | +5.5% | #536 of 2,057 |
| 10Olmsted County, MN | 61 | 98 | 14.6 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #553 of 2,057 |
| 60Freeborn County, MN | 21 | 22 | 17.1 | $1.5M | −1.5% | #1,989 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Freeborn 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Freeborn County, MN?
There are 22 home repair companies on map listings in Freeborn County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Freeborn County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $33.3M a year, or $2,593 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,846 households in Freeborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Freeborn County, MN compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Freeborn County has 17.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Freeborn County would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 459 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Freeborn County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Freeborn County at 30,440 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,846 households. Median household income in Freeborn County is $71,023, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Freeborn County scores 21 for home repair companies (low), #1,989 of 2,057 scored counties.
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