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Home repair companies in Red Willow County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,042 of 2,057 scored counties
#24 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,545 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,307
−3.5% 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

Red Willow County scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #2,042 of 2,057 scored counties and #24 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 home repair companies in Red Willow County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Red Willow County spend about $11.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,545 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Red Willow County in 2023. That is one for every 409 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Red Willow County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Red Willow 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 Red Willow County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureRed Willow CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.815.912.4
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment409450587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,545$2,751$3,018
Median household income$63,697$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score1424

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
10,307−3.5% since 2020
Households
4,504
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$63,697+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,040
Median home value
$159,600
Jobs located here
5,147
Daytime population
10,621Residents 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 Red Willow 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
24Red Willow County, NE14817.8$1.4M−3.5%#2,042 of 2,057

Other business types in Red Willow County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Red Willow County, NE?

There are 8 home repair companies on map listings in Red Willow County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $11.5M a year, or $2,545 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,504 households in Red Willow County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Red Willow County has 17.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Red Willow County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 409 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Red Willow County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Red Willow County at 10,307 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,504 households. Median household income in Red Willow County is $63,697, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Red Willow County scores 14 for home repair companies (low), #2,042 of 2,057 scored counties.

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