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Home repair companies in Dawson County, NE
The home repair companies in Dawson County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,372 of 2,057 scored counties
#6 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −31.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,452
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,624 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $24M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2M per company, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 12 home repair companies on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 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 Dawson County was 15 in 2023, down 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 610 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Dawson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dawson County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,372 of 2,057 scored counties and #6 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dawson 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.
| Measure | Dawson County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 15.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 610 | 450 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −31.8% | +4.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,624 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,880 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 15−31.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,452+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,145
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,897
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,382
- Daytime population
- 24,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 55 | 107 | 14.4 | $2.2M | +9.0% | #799 of 2,057 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 53 | 11 | 12.4 | $2.3M | +6.0% | #892 of 2,057 |
| 3Saline County, NE | 52 | 5 | 9.7 | $2.8M | +1.9% | #924 of 2,057 |
| 4Washington County, NE | 49 | 10 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #1,063 of 2,057 |
| 5Douglas County, NE | 44 | 397 | 16.7 | $1.7M | +3.6% | #1,336 of 2,057 |
| 6Dawson County, NE | 43 | 12 | 13.1 | $2M | +1.5% | #1,372 of 2,057 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 42 | 17 | 12.4 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #1,405 of 2,057 |
| 8Lancaster County, NE | 42 | 194 | 14.5 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #1,412 of 2,057 |
| 9Cass County, NE | 41 | 20 | 18.5 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #1,467 of 2,057 |
| 10Seward County, NE | 38 | 11 | 16.2 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #1,580 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Dawson County
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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Dawson County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home repair companies in Dawson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 31.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $24M a year, or $2,624 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, NE compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Dawson County has 13.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Dawson County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 610 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Dawson County scores 43 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,372 of 2,057 scored counties.
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