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Home repair companies in Gaston County, NC
How Gaston County, NC 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #543 of 2,057 scored counties
#19 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 106
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 164
- +19.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $256.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 246,558
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 106 home repair companies in Gaston County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Gaston County comes to about $256.2M a year: $2,738 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 164 businesses with payroll in Gaston County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Gaston County.
Population estimates put the population change in Gaston County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gaston County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #543 of 2,057 scored counties and #19 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Gaston 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 | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 571 | 544 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.7% | +14.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,738 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $67,478 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 137 → 164+19.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,694
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $106.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1062 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Gaston 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 Gaston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 246,558+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 93,576
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 660
- Median household income
- $67,478+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,074
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 82,464
- Daytime population
- 195,265Residents 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 Gaston 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 |
| 19Gaston County, NC | 61 | 106 | 11.3 | $2.4M | +7.8% | #543 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Gaston 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters79
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control63
- Landscaping and lawn care71
- House cleaning47
- Pest control82
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Gaston County, NC?
Gaston County has 106 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 164 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Gaston County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $256.2M a year, or $2,738 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,576 households in Gaston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaston County, NC compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Gaston County has 11.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Gaston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gaston County at 246,558 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,576 households. Median household income in Gaston County is $67,478, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Gaston County scores 61 for home repair companies (upper middle), #543 of 2,057 scored counties.
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