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Home repair companies in the Lumberton, NC area

The home repair companies in the Lumberton, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #51 of 526 scored small-town markets
#2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina

Listings
27
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
39
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,199 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,941
+3.4% 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

The Lumberton area scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #51 of 526 scored small-town markets and #2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for home repair companies.

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 home repair companies in the Lumberton area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in the Lumberton area spend about $94.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,199 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 home repair companies, that is $3.5M per company, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in the Lumberton area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,106 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Lumberton area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lumberton 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.

Home repair trades in Lumberton, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLumberton areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.312.912.4
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,106544587
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+14.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,199$2,889$3,018
Median household income$41,978$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7054

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
390.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
244
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
270 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 the Lumberton 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 Lumberton area

Population, 2025 estimate
119,941+3.4% since 2020
Households
43,134
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$41,978+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,210
Median home value
$94,500
Jobs located here
39,575
Daytime population
113,327Residents 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 small-town markets in North Carolina for home repair companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Lumberton area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington, NC73126.2$4.1M0.0%#33 of 526
2Lumberton, NC70276.3$3.5M+3.4%#51 of 526
3New Bern, NC665510.5$2.5M+3.6%#85 of 526
4Laurinburg, NC6275.6$4.2M−0.3%#118 of 526
5Anderson Creek, NC625911.8$2.3M+12.3%#125 of 526
6Elizabeth City, NC612314.6$1.8M+4.5%#131 of 526
7Albemarle, NC542911.5$2.3M+9.8%#218 of 526
8Henderson, NC50159.3$2.6M+0.2%#269 of 526
9Waynesville, NC483512.9$2M+1.9%#293 of 526
10Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC475213.4$1.9M+3.4%#303 of 526

Other business types in the Lumberton area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Lumberton, NC area?

The Lumberton area has 27 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Lumberton, NC area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $94.8M a year, or $2,199 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,134 households in the Lumberton area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lumberton, NC area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Lumberton area has 6.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.5M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Lumberton area would have about 39, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,106 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lumberton, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Lumberton area at 119,941 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,134 households. Median household income in the Lumberton area is $41,978, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Lumberton area scores 70 for home repair companies (upper middle), #51 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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