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Home repair companies in Lee County, MS
The home repair companies in Lee County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #787 of 2,057 scored counties
#22 of 41 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +14.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $87M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,731
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,669 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $87M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.4M per company, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 37 home repair companies on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 836 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Lee County is 55 (upper middle), #787 of 2,057 scored counties and #22 of 41 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 8.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 836 | 880 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.7% | +9.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,669 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $67,863 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 39+14.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 377
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,731+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 32,591
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 450 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $67,863+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,122
- Median home value
- $199,500
- Jobs located here
- 55,201
- Daytime population
- 101,660Residents 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 |
| 22Lee County, MS | 55 | 37 | 11.4 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #787 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Lee 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 trades55
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters43
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control41
- Landscaping and lawn care55
- House cleaning32
- Pest control40
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Lee County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 home repair companies in Lee County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Lee County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $87M a year, or $2,669 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,591 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, MS compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Lee County has 11.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Lee County would have about 36, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 836 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 83,731 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,591 households. The median household income in Lee County is $67,863 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Lee County scores 55 for home repair companies (upper middle), #787 of 2,057 scored counties.
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