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Home repair companies in Macon County, MO

The home repair companies in Macon County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,720 of 2,057 scored counties
#55 of 72 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,360 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,190
−0.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Macon County is 34 (lower middle), #1,720 of 2,057 scored counties and #55 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Macon County spend about $14.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,360 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per company, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 6 home repair companies on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Macon County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Macon 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 Macon County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMacon CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.912.912.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment467678587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,360$2,667$3,018
Median household income$62,357$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3439

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 13
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Macon 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 Macon County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,190−0.1% since 2020
Households
6,067
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$62,357+45.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,915
Median home value
$149,100
Jobs located here
4,836
Daytime population
14,399Residents 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 Macon 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
55Macon County, MO3469.9$2.4M−0.1%#1,720 of 2,057

Other business types in Macon County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 home repair companies in Macon County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $14.3M a year, or $2,360 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,067 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macon County has 9.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Macon County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Macon County at 15,190 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,067 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,357 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.9% 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. Macon County scores 34 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,720 of 2,057 scored counties.

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