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Home repair companies in Gloucester County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Gloucester County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #366 of 2,057 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 151
- 7 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 227
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $406.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,612 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 312,638
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gloucester County spend about $406.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,612 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 151 home repair companies, that is $2.7M per company, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Gloucester County has 151 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 8% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 227 businesses with payroll in Gloucester County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 496 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Gloucester County.
Population estimates put the population change in Gloucester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Gloucester County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #366 of 2,057 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gloucester 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.
| Measure | Gloucester County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 496 | 542 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −1.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,612 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $105,115 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 235 → 227−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $179.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 312,638+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 112,545
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 322 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 953
- Median household income
- $105,115+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,489
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 124,021
- Daytime population
- 272,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for home repair companies, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Gloucester County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 88 | 115 | 3.8 | $9.2M | +1.8% | #5 of 2,057 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 87 | 256 | 8.0 | $4.2M | +4.2% | #8 of 2,057 |
| 3Middlesex County, NJ | 77 | 288 | 9.4 | $4M | +2.6% | #83 of 2,057 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 76 | 156 | 11.9 | $3.6M | +3.5% | #90 of 2,057 |
| 5Burlington County, NJ | 75 | 217 | 12.2 | $3M | +4.3% | #104 of 2,057 |
| 6Mercer County, NJ | 75 | 186 | 12.9 | $2.8M | +3.3% | #106 of 2,057 |
| 7Union County, NJ | 72 | 243 | 12.0 | $3.1M | +5.0% | #158 of 2,057 |
| 8Camden County, NJ | 68 | 253 | 12.5 | $2.6M | +2.4% | #276 of 2,057 |
| 9Gloucester County, NJ | 65 | 151 | 13.4 | $2.7M | +3.3% | #366 of 2,057 |
| 10Cumberland County, NJ | 65 | 61 | 11.3 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #369 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Gloucester 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
- Home repair trades65
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians73
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning54
- Pest control57
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Gloucester County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 home repair companies in Gloucester County. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Gloucester County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $406.5M a year, or $3,612 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 112,545 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gloucester County, NJ compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Gloucester County has 13.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.7M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 167, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 496 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Gloucester County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Gloucester County at 312,638 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,545 households. The median household income in Gloucester County is $105,115 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Gloucester County scores 65 for home repair companies (upper middle), #366 of 2,057 scored counties.
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