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Home repair companies in Box Butte County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Box Butte County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,893 of 2,057 scored counties
#14 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,413 a household
Spending per listing
$836K
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.9
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,494
−3.0% 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 Box Butte County is 28 (lower middle), #1,893 of 2,057 scored counties and #14 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 home repair companies in Box Butte County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 28.9 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Box Butte County spend about $10.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,413 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $836K per company, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Box Butte County in 2023. That is one for every 1,502 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $800K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Box Butte County. Population estimates show Box Butte County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Box Butte County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Box Butte County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBox Butte CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.915.912.4
Spending per listing$836K$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,502450587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,413$2,751$3,018
Median household income$68,892$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score2824

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$389K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$800K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Box Butte 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 Box Butte County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,494−3.0% since 2020
Households
4,505
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$68,892+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,641
Median home value
$166,600
Jobs located here
3,559
Daytime population
10,119Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Box Butte County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE5510714.4$2.2M+9.0%#799 of 2,057
2Saunders County, NE531112.4$2.3M+6.0%#892 of 2,057
3Saline County, NE5259.7$2.8M+1.9%#924 of 2,057
4Washington County, NE491011.9$2.5M+1.8%#1,063 of 2,057
5Douglas County, NE4439716.7$1.7M+3.6%#1,336 of 2,057
6Dawson County, NE431213.1$2M+1.5%#1,372 of 2,057
7Platte County, NE421712.4$2.1M+3.9%#1,405 of 2,057
8Lancaster County, NE4219414.5$1.9M+3.4%#1,412 of 2,057
9Cass County, NE412018.5$1.6M+3.9%#1,467 of 2,057
10Seward County, NE381116.2$1.7M+2.3%#1,580 of 2,057
14Box Butte County, NE281328.9$836K−3.0%#1,893 of 2,057

Other business types in Box Butte County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Box Butte County, NE?

There are 13 home repair companies on map listings in Box Butte County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Box Butte County, NE spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $10.9M a year, or $2,413 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $836K per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,505 households in Box Butte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Box Butte County, NE compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Box Butte County has 28.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $836K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Box Butte County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,502 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Box Butte County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Box Butte County at 10,494 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,505 households. Median household income in Box Butte County is $68,892, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Box Butte County scores 28 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,893 of 2,057 scored counties.

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