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Home repair companies in Erie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Erie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #185 of 2,057 scored counties
#20 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 383
- 18 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 457
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,028 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Erie County is 71 (upper middle), #185 of 2,057 scored counties and #20 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 383 home repair companies in Erie County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $3,028 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $1.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 383 home repair companies, that is $3.2M per company, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 457 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 896 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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.
| Measure | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 9.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 896 | 587 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | +0.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,028 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 485 → 457−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $478.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 511The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for home repair companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Erie County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York County, NY | 82 | 333 | 4.3 | $8.9M | −1.3% | #28 of 2,057 |
| 2Schoharie County, NY | 82 | 9 | 7.0 | $4.2M | +1.4% | #29 of 2,057 |
| 3Otsego County, NY | 82 | 17 | 7.3 | $4M | +3.8% | #30 of 2,057 |
| 4Saratoga County, NY | 81 | 94 | 9.2 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #35 of 2,057 |
| 5Tioga County, NY | 78 | 7 | 3.4 | $8.7M | −1.9% | #61 of 2,057 |
| 6Allegany County, NY | 78 | 8 | 4.5 | $6M | +0.9% | #62 of 2,057 |
| 7Madison County, NY | 77 | 17 | 6.5 | $4.7M | −1.2% | #78 of 2,057 |
| 8Tompkins County, NY | 77 | 29 | 6.7 | $4.6M | −1.4% | #79 of 2,057 |
| 9Steuben County, NY | 76 | 12 | 3.1 | $9.3M | −1.6% | #87 of 2,057 |
| 10Livingston County, NY | 76 | 14 | 5.7 | $5.2M | −0.2% | #88 of 2,057 |
| 20Erie County, NY | 71 | 383 | 9.3 | $3.2M | −0.6% | #185 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Erie 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 trades71
- HVAC and plumbing71
- Electricians71
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care39
- House cleaning48
- Pest control57
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Erie County, NY?
Erie County has 383 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 457 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.2B a year, or $3,028 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 383 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Erie County has 9.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Erie County would have about 511, against 383 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 896 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 71 for home repair companies (upper middle), #185 of 2,057 scored counties.
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