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Home repair companies in the Bismarck, ND metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Bismarck, ND metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #326 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 101
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- +0.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $161.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,750
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Bismarck metro area is 34 (lower middle), #326 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 home repair companies in the Bismarck metro area. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Bismarck metro area comes to about $161.3M a year: $2,884 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bismarck metro area was 122 in 2023, up 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 459 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bismarck metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Bismarck metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bismarck metro area 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 | Bismarck metro area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 459 | 427 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.8% | +3.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,884 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $85,156 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 122+0.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bismarck metro 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 Bismarck metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,750+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,940
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $85,156+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,205
- Median home value
- $306,400
- Jobs located here
- 71,351
- Daytime population
- 138,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Dakota for home repair companies, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Bismarck metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fargo, ND-MN | 39 | 171 | 15.5 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #282 of 387 |
| 2Grand Forks, ND-MN | 37 | 50 | 11.5 | $2.3M | +0.8% | #295 of 387 |
| 3Bismarck, ND | 34 | 101 | 18.1 | $1.6M | +4.5% | #326 of 387 |
| 4Minot, ND | 33 | 40 | 12.6 | $2.2M | −2.4% | #330 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bismarck metro area
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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing46
- Electricians32
- Roofing and gutters38
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control29
- Landscaping and lawn care30
- House cleaning28
- Pest control70
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Bismarck, ND metro area?
There are 101 home repair companies on map listings in the Bismarck metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 0.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bismarck, ND metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $161.3M a year, or $2,884 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,940 households in the Bismarck metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bismarck, ND metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Bismarck metro area has 18.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Bismarck metro area would have about 66, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 459 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bismarck, ND metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bismarck metro area at 139,750 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,940 households. Median household income in the Bismarck metro area is $85,156, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. The Bismarck metro area scores 34 for home repair companies (lower middle), #326 of 387 scored metro areas.
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