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Home repair companies in Orleans County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Orleans County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #230 of 2,057 scored counties
#24 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,769 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,825
−0.5% 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

At $2,769 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans County spend about $44.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.7M per company, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 12 home repair companies on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Orleans County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 854 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Orleans County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Orleans County is 69 (upper middle), #230 of 2,057 scored counties and #24 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Orleans 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 Orleans County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.49.012.4
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment854587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,769$3,373$3,018
Median household income$65,969$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
137
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,825−0.5% since 2020
Households
16,220
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$65,969+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,064
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
11,754
Daytime population
32,968Residents 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 Orleans 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
24Orleans County, NY69127.4$3.7M−0.5%#230 of 2,057

Other business types in Orleans County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 home repair companies in Orleans County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $44.9M a year, or $2,769 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,220 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans County has 7.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.7M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Orleans County would have about 19, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Orleans County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Orleans County at 39,825 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,220 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $65,969 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Orleans County scores 69 for home repair companies (upper middle), #230 of 2,057 scored counties.

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