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Home repair companies in St. Louis city, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #723 of 2,057 scored counties
#11 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 109
- 5 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- −7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $351.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,424 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,424 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in St. Louis city spend about $351.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 109 home repair companies on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in St. Louis city was 114 in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in St. Louis city.
Population estimates show St. Louis city declined 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Louis city scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #723 of 2,057 scored counties and #11 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,271 | 678 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.3% | +9.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,424 | $2,667 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 123 → 114−7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,226
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $264.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1095 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 145The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 11St. Louis city, MO | 56 | 109 | 7.5 | $3.2M | −7.4% | #723 of 2,057 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 trades56
- HVAC and plumbing59
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control56
- Landscaping and lawn care58
- House cleaning51
- Pest control59
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in St. Louis city, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 home repair companies in St. Louis city. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $351.2M a year, or $2,424 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
St. Louis city has 7.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 145, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 56 for home repair companies (upper middle), #723 of 2,057 scored counties.
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