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Home repair companies in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area
How the Joplin, MO-KS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #301 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 117
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 109
- +27.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,449 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,796
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Joplin metro area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #301 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Joplin metro area spend about $194.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,449 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 117 home repair companies on map listings in the Joplin metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.7 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 109 businesses with payroll in the Joplin metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 27.1% from 2019. That is one for every 729 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Joplin metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Joplin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Joplin metro area 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 | Joplin metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 729 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.1% | +9.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,449 | $2,667 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $61,901 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 109+27.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 909
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Joplin metro area, 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 the Joplin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,796+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 79,505
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,851 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $61,901
- Average household income
- $80,895
- Median home value
- $165,500
- Jobs located here
- 85,555
- Daytime population
- 203,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Joplin metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Louis, MO-IL | 56 | 1,452 | 12.5 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #146 of 387 |
| 2Kansas City, MO-KS | 55 | 1,216 | 13.6 | $2.1M | +3.4% | #154 of 387 |
| 3Columbia, MO | 51 | 114 | 13.2 | $2M | +3.9% | #189 of 387 |
| 4Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 43 | 47 | 12.3 | $2M | +1.7% | #237 of 387 |
| 5Joplin, MO-KS | 37 | 117 | 14.7 | $1.7M | +3.9% | #301 of 387 |
| 6St. Joseph, MO-KS | 32 | 56 | 11.9 | $2.1M | −2.0% | #338 of 387 |
| 7Springfield, MO | 30 | 310 | 15.6 | $1.6M | +5.1% | #355 of 387 |
| 8Jefferson City, MO | 22 | 93 | 15.9 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #379 of 387 |
Other business types in the Joplin metro area
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 trades37
- HVAC and plumbing39
- Electricians44
- Roofing and gutters30
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control59
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning36
- Pest control47
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 117 home repair companies in the Joplin metro area. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 27.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $194.7M a year, or $2,449 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,505 households in the Joplin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Joplin, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Joplin metro area has 14.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Joplin metro area would have about 80, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 729 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Joplin, MO-KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Joplin metro area at 208,796 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,505 households. The median household income in the Joplin metro area is $61,901 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Joplin metro area scores 37 for home repair companies (lower middle), #301 of 387 scored metro areas.
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