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Home repair companies in the Burlington, NC metro area
The home repair companies in the Burlington, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #251 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 96
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $188.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 186,177
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 96 home repair companies in the Burlington metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,685 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Burlington metro area spend about $188.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Burlington metro area was 137 in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 511 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Burlington metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Burlington metro area grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Burlington metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #251 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Burlington metro area compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Burlington metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 511 | 544 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +14.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,685 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,651 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 137+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,271
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $68.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 961 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Burlington metro area, 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 the Burlington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 186,177+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 70,062
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $65,651+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,032
- Median home value
- $241,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,257
- Daytime population
- 166,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for home repair companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Burlington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 84 | 236 | 9.5 | $3.3M | +7.5% | #5 of 387 |
| 2Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 65 | 1,429 | 13.3 | $2.4M | +10.1% | #74 of 387 |
| 3Goldsboro, NC | 63 | 45 | 9.5 | $2.7M | +3.8% | #89 of 387 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 62 | 832 | 11.8 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #100 of 387 |
| 4Jacksonville, NC | 62 | 94 | 12.5 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #106 of 387 |
| 5Raleigh-Cary, NC | 61 | 889 | 15.5 | $2.2M | +12.6% | #110 of 387 |
| 6Winston-Salem, NC | 59 | 319 | 11.3 | $2.4M | +5.3% | #119 of 387 |
| 7Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 57 | 64 | 14.5 | $2.1M | +10.3% | #137 of 387 |
| 8Fayetteville, NC | 56 | 163 | 10.9 | $2.4M | +1.6% | #141 of 387 |
| 9Greenville, NC | 54 | 86 | 11.5 | $2.2M | +5.4% | #163 of 387 |
| 13Burlington, NC | 42 | 96 | 13.7 | $2M | +8.5% | #251 of 387 |
Other business types in the Burlington metro area
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 trades42
- HVAC and plumbing43
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters45
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control66
- Landscaping and lawn care60
- House cleaning69
- Pest control76
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Burlington, NC metro area?
The Burlington metro area has 96 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Burlington, NC metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $188.1M a year, or $2,685 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,062 households in the Burlington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Burlington, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Burlington metro area has 13.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Burlington metro area would have about 77, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 511 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Burlington, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Burlington metro area at 186,177 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,062 households. Median household income in the Burlington metro area is $65,651, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. The Burlington metro area scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #251 of 387 scored metro areas.
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