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Home repair companies in Camden County, NJ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #276 of 2,057 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
253
8 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
306
−6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$669.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,305 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
535,799
+2.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 253 home repair companies in Camden County. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $3,305 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Camden County spend about $669.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.6M per company, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Camden County in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 662 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Camden County.

Population estimates put the population change in Camden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Camden County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #276 of 2,057 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Camden County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Camden County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureCamden CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.512.012.4
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment662542587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.1%−1.1%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,305$3,682$3,018
Median household income$88,755$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6869

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
326 → 306−6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,428
Annual payroll, 2023
$303.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2538 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
276The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
16
Amount
$11.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
535,799+2.4% since 2020
Households
202,540
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
221 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,382
Median household income
$88,755+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,917
Median home value
$287,100
Jobs located here
214,960
Daytime population
483,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for home repair companies, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Camden County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hudson County, NJ881153.8$9.2M+1.8%#5 of 2,057
2Essex County, NJ872568.0$4.2M+4.2%#8 of 2,057
3Middlesex County, NJ772889.4$4M+2.6%#83 of 2,057
4Somerset County, NJ7615611.9$3.6M+3.5%#90 of 2,057
5Burlington County, NJ7521712.2$3M+4.3%#104 of 2,057
6Mercer County, NJ7518612.9$2.8M+3.3%#106 of 2,057
7Union County, NJ7224312.0$3.1M+5.0%#158 of 2,057
8Camden County, NJ6825312.5$2.6M+2.4%#276 of 2,057
9Gloucester County, NJ6515113.4$2.7M+3.3%#366 of 2,057
10Cumberland County, NJ656111.3$2.6M+2.2%#369 of 2,057

Other business types in Camden County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Camden County, NJ?

There are 253 home repair companies on map listings in Camden County as of September 2026. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $669.5M a year, or $3,305 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 253 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,540 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Camden County, NJ compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Camden County has 12.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Camden County would have about 276, against 253 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 662 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Camden County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Camden County at 535,799 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,540 households. Median household income in Camden County is $88,755, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Camden County scores 68 for home repair companies (upper middle), #276 of 2,057 scored counties.

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