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Home repair companies in Forsyth County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Forsyth County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #371 of 2,057 scored counties
#12 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 178
- 5 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 238
- +15.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $443.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,774 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,718
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,774 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Forsyth County spend about $443.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 178 home repair companies on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Forsyth County was 238 in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 672 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Forsyth County.
Population estimates put the population change in Forsyth County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #371 of 2,057 scored counties and #12 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Forsyth 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 | Forsyth County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 672 | 544 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.5% | +14.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,774 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $67,165 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 206 → 238+15.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,154
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $206.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1785 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 183The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,718+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 159,925
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 956
- Median household income
- $67,165+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,082
- Median home value
- $250,400
- Jobs located here
- 197,283
- Daytime population
- 420,468Residents 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 Forsyth 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 |
| 12Forsyth County, NC | 65 | 178 | 11.1 | $2.5M | +5.0% | #371 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Forsyth 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 trades65
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians70
- Roofing and gutters52
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control56
- Landscaping and lawn care61
- House cleaning63
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Forsyth County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 178 home repair companies in Forsyth County. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 238 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Forsyth County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $443.6M a year, or $2,774 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 159,925 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forsyth County, NC compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Forsyth County has 11.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 183, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 672 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Forsyth County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Forsyth County at 401,718 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,925 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $67,165 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Forsyth County scores 65 for home repair companies (upper middle), #371 of 2,057 scored counties.
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