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Home repair companies in Forrest County, MS
The home repair companies in Forrest County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,235 of 2,057 scored counties
#35 of 41 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 36
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +23.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,497 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 home repair companies in Forrest County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,497 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $75.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Forrest County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 23.3% from 2019. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Forrest County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Forrest County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,235 of 2,057 scored counties and #35 of 41 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Forrest County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 8.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 880 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.3% | +9.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,497 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 37+23.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lafayette County, MS | 84 | 15 | 7.9 | $3.6M | +6.6% | #22 of 2,057 |
| 2Tate County, MS | 79 | 5 | 4.5 | $5.8M | +2.1% | #49 of 2,057 |
| 3George County, MS | 78 | 8 | 8.6 | $3M | +8.1% | #71 of 2,057 |
| 4DeSoto County, MS | 78 | 75 | 10.6 | $2.8M | +6.3% | #74 of 2,057 |
| 5Itawamba County, MS | 73 | 5 | 5.2 | $4.9M | +1.3% | #132 of 2,057 |
| 6Hancock County, MS | 73 | 17 | 8.4 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #141 of 2,057 |
| 7Madison County, MS | 73 | 49 | 11.2 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #147 of 2,057 |
| 8Union County, MS | 72 | 6 | 6.1 | $4.2M | +2.3% | #153 of 2,057 |
| 9Stone County, MS | 71 | 6 | 8.9 | $2.8M | +7.2% | #192 of 2,057 |
| 10Jackson County, MS | 71 | 56 | 9.7 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #193 of 2,057 |
| 35Forrest County, MS | 46 | 36 | 11.9 | $2.1M | +1.1% | #1,235 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 trades46
- HVAC and plumbing41
- Electricians44
- Roofing and gutters59
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control47
- Landscaping and lawn care64
- House cleaning39
- Pest control21
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Forrest County, MS?
Forrest County has 36 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 23.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $75.2M a year, or $2,497 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Forrest County has 11.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Forrest County would have about 31, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 46 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,235 of 2,057 scored counties.
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