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Home repair companies in Cabarrus County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Cabarrus County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #707 of 2,057 scored counties
#27 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 120
- 10 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 202
- +22.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $268.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,725
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cabarrus County spend about $268.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,184 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per company, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Cabarrus County has 120 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cabarrus County was 202 in 2023, up 22.4% from 2019. That is one for every 417 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cabarrus County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cabarrus County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Cabarrus County is 57 (upper middle), #707 of 2,057 scored counties and #27 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cabarrus County 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 | Cabarrus County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 417 | 544 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.4% | +14.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,184 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,005 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 165 → 202+22.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $134.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12010 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
- 4
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,725+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 84,246
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 654
- Median household income
- $89,005+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,945
- Median home value
- $354,800
- Jobs located here
- 88,944
- Daytime population
- 211,948Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for home repair companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Cabarrus County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hoke County, NC | 86 | 12 | 6.2 | $4.3M | +9.0% | #12 of 2,057 |
| 2Durham County, NC | 83 | 134 | 9.4 | $3.3M | +7.7% | #27 of 2,057 |
| 3Orange County, NC | 78 | 52 | 9.1 | $3.7M | +6.1% | #65 of 2,057 |
| 4Chatham County, NC | 78 | 31 | 9.4 | $3.6M | +11.0% | #67 of 2,057 |
| 5Mecklenburg County, NC | 76 | 571 | 12.2 | $2.6M | +10.5% | #93 of 2,057 |
| 6Jackson County, NC | 69 | 13 | 7.1 | $3.6M | +6.9% | #233 of 2,057 |
| 7Beaufort County, NC | 67 | 12 | 6.2 | $4.1M | 0.0% | #285 of 2,057 |
| 8Robeson County, NC | 67 | 27 | 6.3 | $3.5M | +3.4% | #288 of 2,057 |
| 9Wake County, NC | 67 | 696 | 15.1 | $2.3M | +11.2% | #311 of 2,057 |
| 10Davie County, NC | 66 | 19 | 11.0 | $2.7M | +6.9% | #338 of 2,057 |
| 27Cabarrus County, NC | 57 | 120 | 14.2 | $2.2M | +9.9% | #707 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Cabarrus 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 trades57
- HVAC and plumbing60
- Electricians70
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control61
- Landscaping and lawn care70
- House cleaning53
- Pest control76
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Cabarrus County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 home repair companies in Cabarrus County. 10 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 202 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 22.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Cabarrus County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $268.3M a year, or $3,184 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,246 households in Cabarrus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabarrus County, NC compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Cabarrus County has 14.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Cabarrus County would have about 111, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 417 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cabarrus County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cabarrus County at 249,725 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,246 households. The median household income in Cabarrus County is $89,005 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Cabarrus County scores 57 for home repair companies (upper middle), #707 of 2,057 scored counties.
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