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Home repair companies in Stark County, ND
The home repair companies in Stark County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,008 of 2,057 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 31
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +10.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Stark County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #2,008 of 2,057 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 home repair companies in Stark County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.9, 85% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,701 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Stark County spend about $36.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 31 home repair companies, that is $1.2M per company, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Stark County was 42 in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 322 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stark County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stark 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.9 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 322 | 427 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.5% | +3.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,701 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 42+10.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 442
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents 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 |
| 11Stark County, ND | 20 | 31 | 22.9 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #2,008 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Stark County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Stark County, ND?
Stark County has 31 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $36.6M a year, or $2,701 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Stark County has 22.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Stark County would have about 15, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 322 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 20 for home repair companies (low), #2,008 of 2,057 scored counties.
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