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Home repair companies in Jackson County, MO

How Jackson County, MO 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,196 of 2,057 scored counties
#32 of 72 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
406
19 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
430
+12.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$803.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,618 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
732,994
+2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Jackson County spend about $803.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,618 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 406 home repair companies, that is $2M per company, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 406 home repair companies on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 6% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jackson County was 430 in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 713 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jackson County.

Population estimates show Jackson County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Jackson County is 47 (lower middle), #1,196 of 2,057 scored counties and #32 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.

How Jackson 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.

Home repair trades in Jackson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.212.912.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment713678587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.9%+9.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,618$2,667$3,018
Median household income$68,577$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
381 → 430+12.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
9,286
Annual payroll, 2023
$779.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40619 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
331The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$9.6M

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
732,994+2.1% since 2020
Households
306,798
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,191
Median household income
$68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,212
Median home value
$230,500
Jobs located here
400,567
Daytime population
769,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO755512.5$2.5M+6.7%#110 of 2,057
2Washington County, MO6855.6$4.1M+1.6%#257 of 2,057
3Texas County, MO6777.4$2.9M+6.9%#298 of 2,057
4Pulaski County, MO65137.7$3.2M+0.8%#355 of 2,057
5Lincoln County, MO632711.8$2.3M+11.4%#463 of 2,057
6Barry County, MO6286.0$4.1M+4.8%#473 of 2,057
7St. Charles County, MO6125916.1$2M+4.9%#554 of 2,057
8Perry County, MO6079.3$2.7M+0.6%#575 of 2,057
9Clay County, MO5913413.1$2.2M+4.3%#633 of 2,057
10St. Louis County, MO5851712.5$2.4M−1.2%#668 of 2,057
32Jackson County, MO4740613.2$2M+2.1%#1,196 of 2,057

Other business types in Jackson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Jackson County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 406 home repair companies in Jackson County. 19 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 430 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $803.2M a year, or $2,618 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 406 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, MO compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Jackson County has 13.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Jackson County would have about 331, against 406 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 713 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,196 of 2,057 scored counties.

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