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Home repair companies in Lee County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Lee County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,470 of 2,057 scored counties
#68 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
43
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
49
+2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,652 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.1
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,258
+10.8% since 2020

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Survey 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 43 home repair companies in Lee County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 17.1 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,652 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $66.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.6M per company, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 513 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lee County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,470 of 2,057 scored counties and #68 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Lee 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.

Home repair trades in Lee County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.112.912.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment513544587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.1%+14.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,652$2,889$3,018
Median household income$65,387$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4154

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
48 → 49+2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
565
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
432 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,258+10.8% since 2020
Households
25,145
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
258
Median household income
$65,387+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,746
Median home value
$240,200
Jobs located here
27,081
Daytime population
64,849Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for home repair companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Lee County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hoke County, NC86126.2$4.3M+9.0%#12 of 2,057
2Durham County, NC831349.4$3.3M+7.7%#27 of 2,057
3Orange County, NC78529.1$3.7M+6.1%#65 of 2,057
4Chatham County, NC78319.4$3.6M+11.0%#67 of 2,057
5Mecklenburg County, NC7657112.2$2.6M+10.5%#93 of 2,057
6Jackson County, NC69137.1$3.6M+6.9%#233 of 2,057
7Beaufort County, NC67126.2$4.1M0.0%#285 of 2,057
8Robeson County, NC67276.3$3.5M+3.4%#288 of 2,057
9Wake County, NC6769615.1$2.3M+11.2%#311 of 2,057
10Davie County, NC661911.0$2.7M+6.9%#338 of 2,057
68Lee County, NC414317.1$1.6M+10.8%#1,470 of 2,057

Other business types in Lee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Lee County, NC?

Lee County has 43 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Lee County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $66.7M a year, or $2,652 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,145 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lee County, NC compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Lee County has 17.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.6M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Lee County would have about 28, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 513 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 70,258 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,145 households. Median household income in Lee County is $65,387, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Lee County scores 41 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,470 of 2,057 scored counties.

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