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Home repair companies in Hennepin County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Hennepin County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #145 of 2,057 scored counties
#2 of 64 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 575
- 22 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 571
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,203 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,284,784
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Hennepin County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #145 of 2,057 scored counties and #2 of 64 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
Households in Hennepin County spend about $1.7B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,203 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per company, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 575 home repair companies on map listings in Hennepin County as of September 2026. 22 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 571 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hennepin County in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 945 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 65 SBA-backed loans worth $27.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hennepin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hennepin County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hennepin 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 | Hennepin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 13.3 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 945 | 595 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | +3.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,203 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $97,653 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 583 → 571−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,816
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 57522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 711The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 65
- Amount
- $27.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 539,493
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,291
- Median household income
- $97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,438
- Median home value
- $392,900
- Jobs located here
- 969,903
- Daytime population
- 1,598,583Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Hennepin County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Hennepin 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 trades73
- HVAC and plumbing79
- Electricians78
- Roofing and gutters51
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care53
- House cleaning44
- Pest control75
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Hennepin County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 575 home repair companies in Hennepin County. 22 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 571 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.7B a year, or $3,203 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 575 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Hennepin County has 10.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 711, against 575 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 945 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 73 for home repair companies (upper middle), #145 of 2,057 scored counties.
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