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Home repair companies in Howell County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Howell County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,713 of 2,057 scored counties
#54 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,798
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Howell County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,713 of 2,057 scored counties and #54 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Howell County spend about $35.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,230 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 24 home repair companies on map listings in Howell County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, 21% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Howell County was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 887 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Howell County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howell 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 | Howell County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 887 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | +9.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,230 | $2,667 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $50,993 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Howell 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 Howell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,798+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,965
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,539
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,317
- Daytime population
- 40,659Residents 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 |
| 54Howell County, MO | 35 | 24 | 15.0 | $1.5M | +2.5% | #1,713 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Howell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Howell County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 home repair companies in Howell County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Howell County, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $35.6M a year, or $2,230 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,965 households in Howell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howell County, MO compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Howell County has 15.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Howell County would have about 15, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 887 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Howell County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howell County at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in Howell County is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Howell County scores 35 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,713 of 2,057 scored counties.
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