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Home repair companies in Jackson County, MS
How Jackson County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #193 of 2,057 scored counties
#10 of 41 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 56
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $155.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,666
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Jackson County is 71 (upper middle), #193 of 2,057 scored counties and #10 of 41 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 home repair companies in Jackson County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,701 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $155.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 56 home repair companies, that is $2.8M per company, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jackson County was 52 in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 8.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,109 | 880 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | +9.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,701 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,201 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 52+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 751
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 561 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,666+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,647
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 201
- Median household income
- $66,201+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,071
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 50,214
- Daytime population
- 136,355Residents 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 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 trades71
- HVAC and plumbing59
- Electricians76
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control69
- Landscaping and lawn care76
- House cleaning77
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Jackson County, MS?
There are 56 home repair companies on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Jackson County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $155.7M a year, or $2,701 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,647 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MS compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Jackson County has 9.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.8M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Jackson County would have about 64, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 147,666 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,647 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,201, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Jackson County scores 71 for home repair companies (upper middle), #193 of 2,057 scored counties.
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