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Home repair companies in Barnes County, ND
The home repair companies in Barnes County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,052 of 2,057 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,504 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,573
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Barnes County scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #2,052 of 2,057 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 home repair companies in Barnes County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.4, 65% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Barnes County spend about $12.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,504 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per company, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Barnes County in 2023. That is one for every 351 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Barnes County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Barnes County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Barnes County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 351 | 427 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,504 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,038 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Barnes 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 Barnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,573−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,908
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,055
- Median home value
- $173,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,766
- Daytime population
- 10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williams County, ND | 56 | 17 | 11.2 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #734 of 2,057 |
| 2Stutsman County, ND | 48 | 8 | 8.5 | $2.9M | −0.6% | #1,102 of 2,057 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 45 | 128 | 15.2 | $1.8M | +9.1% | #1,294 of 2,057 |
| 4Grand Forks County, ND | 43 | 38 | 12.1 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #1,361 of 2,057 |
| 5Burleigh County, ND | 40 | 77 | 18.7 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #1,512 of 2,057 |
| 6Morton County, ND | 37 | 24 | 17.2 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #1,633 of 2,057 |
| 7Ward County, ND | 33 | 38 | 13.3 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #1,753 of 2,057 |
| 8Ramsey County, ND | 31 | 7 | 12.9 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #1,814 of 2,057 |
| 9Walsh County, ND | 24 | 6 | 13.6 | $1.9M | −3.3% | #1,940 of 2,057 |
| 10Richland County, ND | 22 | 16 | 23.4 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #1,981 of 2,057 |
| 12Barnes County, ND | 10 | 10 | 20.4 | $1.2M | −2.7% | #2,052 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Barnes 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Barnes County, ND?
There are 10 home repair companies on map listings in Barnes County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Barnes County, ND spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $12.3M a year, or $2,504 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnes County, ND compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Barnes County has 20.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Barnes County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 351 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County scores 10 for home repair companies (low), #2,052 of 2,057 scored counties.
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