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Home repair companies in Union County, NJ
The home repair companies in Union County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #158 of 2,057 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 243
- 9 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 388
- +1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $761.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 601,863
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Union County is 72 (upper middle), #158 of 2,057 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
Households in Union County spend about $761.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,747 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per company, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 243 home repair companies on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 388 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 524 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $10.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Union County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union 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 | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 524 | 542 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.6% | −1.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,747 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $103,202 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 382 → 388+1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,408
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $283.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2439 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 314The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $10.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 601,863+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 203,277
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,637
- Median household income
- $103,202+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,596
- Median home value
- $529,200
- Jobs located here
- 247,379
- Daytime population
- 551,422Residents 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 Union 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 Union 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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians72
- Roofing and gutters87
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control58
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning54
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Union County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 243 home repair companies in Union County. 9 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 388 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Union County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $761.8M a year, or $3,747 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 243 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,277 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NJ compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Union County has 12.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Union County would have about 314, against 243 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 601,863 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,277 households. The median household income in Union County is $103,202 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Union County scores 72 for home repair companies (upper middle), #158 of 2,057 scored counties.
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