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Home repair companies in Ward County, ND
How Ward County, ND 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,753 of 2,057 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 38
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Ward County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,753 of 2,057 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,807 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Ward County spend about $80.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.1M per company, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 38 home repair companies on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 7% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Ward County was 71 in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 402 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ward County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 402 | 427 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +3.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,807 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 71+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 587
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 382 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ward 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 Ward County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 home repair companies in Ward County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $80.2M a year, or $2,807 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Ward County has 13.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Ward County would have about 33, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 402 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 33 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,057 scored counties.
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