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Home repair companies in Kearney County, NE

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,745 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.3
72% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,790
+1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 home repair companies in Kearney County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 21.3 for every 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Kearney County spend about $7.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,745 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 home repair companies, that is $1.3M per company, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Kearney County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 352 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Kearney County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Kearney 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 Kearney County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureKearney CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.315.912.4
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment352450587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,745$2,751$3,018
Median household income$78,631$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
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
3The 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 Kearney 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 Kearney County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,790+1.5% since 2020
Households
2,814
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$78,631
Average household income
$109,259
Median home value
$223,400
Jobs located here
1,960
Daytime population
5,454Residents 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 Kearney 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
Kearney County, NENot scored621.3$1.3M+1.5%

Other business types in Kearney County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Kearney County, NE?

Kearney County has 6 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $7.7M a year, or $2,745 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,814 households in Kearney County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kearney County has 21.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Kearney County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 352 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Kearney County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Kearney County at 6,790 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,814 households. Median household income in Kearney County is $78,631, 3% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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