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Home repair companies in Martin County, NC

How Martin 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,113 of 2,057 scored counties
#46 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,372 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,601
−1.6% 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

Households in Martin County spend about $22.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,372 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per company, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 9 home repair companies on map listings in Martin County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Martin County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 950 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Martin County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Martin County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,113 of 2,057 scored counties and #46 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Martin 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 Martin County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.512.912.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment950544587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,372$2,889$3,018
Median household income$48,578$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 10
Employees, 2023
128
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,601−1.6% since 2020
Households
9,502
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$48,578+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,879
Median home value
$109,700
Jobs located here
6,663
Daytime population
18,494Residents 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 Martin 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
46Martin County, NC4899.5$2.5M−1.6%#1,113 of 2,057

Other business types in Martin County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 home repair companies in Martin County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $22.5M a year, or $2,372 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,502 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County has 9.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 3% above 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 950 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 21,601 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,502 households. The median household income in Martin County is $48,578 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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. Martin County scores 48 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,113 of 2,057 scored counties.

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