Home services · County · New York
Home repair companies in Washington County, NY
How Washington 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #619 of 2,057 scored counties
#50 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,353
- −2.9% since 2020
See the home repair companies around any address in Washington County
The site report maps the home repair companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Washington County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 25 home repair companies in Washington County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,897 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $70.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.8M per company, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Washington County was 33 in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 741 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Washington County.
Population estimates show Washington County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #619 of 2,057 scored counties and #50 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 9.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 741 | 587 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.7% | +0.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,897 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $73,495 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 33−5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 412
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,353−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 24,469
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 831 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $73,495+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,028
- Median home value
- $196,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,817
- Daytime population
- 47,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Washington County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the home repair companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Washington County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHome repair trades across New York
Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for home repair companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Washington 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 |
| 50Washington County, NY | 59 | 25 | 10.2 | $2.8M | −2.9% | #619 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Washington 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Washington County, NY?
Washington County has 25 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 33 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $70.9M a year, or $2,897 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,469 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, NY compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Washington County has 10.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.8M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 29, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 741 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,353 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,469 households. Median household income in Washington County is $73,495, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Washington County scores 59 for home repair companies (upper middle), #619 of 2,057 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the home repair companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for home repair companies · All 56 business types in Washington County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Washington County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Washington County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.