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Home repair companies in Cape Girardeau County, MO
The home repair companies in Cape Girardeau County, MO, 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 #1,250 of 2,057 scored counties
#35 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 45
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,554 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,554 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Cape Girardeau County spend about $82.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 45 home repair companies, that is $1.8M per company, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Cape Girardeau County has 45 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cape Girardeau County in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 811 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $465K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cape Girardeau County.
Population estimates show Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Cape Girardeau County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,250 of 2,057 scored counties and #35 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cape Girardeau County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 811 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | +9.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,554 | $2,667 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 40−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 509
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 452 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $465K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 75 | 55 | 12.5 | $2.5M | +6.7% | #110 of 2,057 |
| 2Washington County, MO | 68 | 5 | 5.6 | $4.1M | +1.6% | #257 of 2,057 |
| 3Texas County, MO | 67 | 7 | 7.4 | $2.9M | +6.9% | #298 of 2,057 |
| 4Pulaski County, MO | 65 | 13 | 7.7 | $3.2M | +0.8% | #355 of 2,057 |
| 5Lincoln County, MO | 63 | 27 | 11.8 | $2.3M | +11.4% | #463 of 2,057 |
| 6Barry County, MO | 62 | 8 | 6.0 | $4.1M | +4.8% | #473 of 2,057 |
| 7St. Charles County, MO | 61 | 259 | 16.1 | $2M | +4.9% | #554 of 2,057 |
| 8Perry County, MO | 60 | 7 | 9.3 | $2.7M | +0.6% | #575 of 2,057 |
| 9Clay County, MO | 59 | 134 | 13.1 | $2.2M | +4.3% | #633 of 2,057 |
| 10St. Louis County, MO | 58 | 517 | 12.5 | $2.4M | −1.2% | #668 of 2,057 |
| 35Cape Girardeau County, MO | 46 | 45 | 13.9 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #1,250 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 plumbing52
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care52
- House cleaning43
- Pest control18
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Cape Girardeau County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 home repair companies in Cape Girardeau County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $82.9M a year, or $2,554 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Cape Girardeau County has 13.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 34, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 811 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 46 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,250 of 2,057 scored counties.
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