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Home repair companies in Niagara County, NY

How Niagara 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #838 of 2,057 scored counties
#54 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
107
3 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
142
+1.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$269.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,932 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,912
−1.5% 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 107 home repair companies in Niagara County. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Niagara County spend about $269.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,932 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 107 home repair companies, that is $2.5M per company, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Niagara County in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 647 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Niagara County.

Population estimates put the population change in Niagara County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Niagara County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #838 of 2,057 scored counties and #54 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Niagara 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 Niagara County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNiagara CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.69.012.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment647587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.4%+0.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,932$3,373$3,018
Median household income$69,633$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
140 → 142+1.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
970
Annual payroll, 2023
$58M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1073 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$4.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
208,912−1.5% since 2020
Households
91,884
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
403
Median household income
$69,633+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,157
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
68,715
Daytime population
179,319Residents 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 Niagara 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
54Niagara County, NY5410711.6$2.5M−1.5%#838 of 2,057

Other business types in Niagara County

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

Questions

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

There are 107 home repair companies on map listings in Niagara County as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019.

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

About $269.4M a year, or $2,932 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,884 households in Niagara County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Niagara County has 11.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Niagara County would have about 111, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 647 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Niagara County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Niagara County at 208,912 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,884 households. Median household income in Niagara County is $69,633, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Niagara County scores 54 for home repair companies (upper middle), #838 of 2,057 scored counties.

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