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Home repair companies in Columbia County, NY

How Columbia County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #720 of 2,057 scored counties
#52 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
27
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
59
+9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$88.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,317 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,168
−2.1% 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 27 home repair companies in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $3,317 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $88.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Columbia County in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 451 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Columbia County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Columbia County is 56 (upper middle), #720 of 2,057 scored counties and #52 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Columbia County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.19.012.4
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment451587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.3%+0.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,317$3,373$3,018
Median household income$81,528$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 59+9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
203
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
270 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,168−2.1% since 2020
Households
26,627
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,394
Median home value
$347,100
Jobs located here
20,215
Daytime population
54,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New York County, NY823334.3$8.9M−1.3%#28 of 2,057
2Schoharie County, NY8297.0$4.2M+1.4%#29 of 2,057
3Otsego County, NY82177.3$4M+3.8%#30 of 2,057
4Saratoga County, NY81949.2$3.9M+2.3%#35 of 2,057
5Tioga County, NY7873.4$8.7M−1.9%#61 of 2,057
6Allegany County, NY7884.5$6M+0.9%#62 of 2,057
7Madison County, NY77176.5$4.7M−1.2%#78 of 2,057
8Tompkins County, NY77296.7$4.6M−1.4%#79 of 2,057
9Steuben County, NY76123.1$9.3M−1.6%#87 of 2,057
10Livingston County, NY76145.7$5.2M−0.2%#88 of 2,057
52Columbia County, NY562710.1$3.3M−2.1%#720 of 2,057

Other business types in Columbia County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Columbia County, NY?

Columbia County has 27 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 59 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $88.3M a year, or $3,317 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Columbia County has 10.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.3M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 36, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 451 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 56 for home repair companies (upper middle), #720 of 2,057 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for home repair companies · All 56 business types in Columbia County

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