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Home repair companies in Athens County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Athens County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #933 of 2,057 scored counties
#36 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,363 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Athens County spend about $54.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,363 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 home repair companies, that is $2.4M per company, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Athens County has 23 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Athens County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,046 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $804K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Athens County.
Population estimates put the population change in Athens County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Athens County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #933 of 2,057 scored counties and #36 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Athens County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,046 | 830 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | +5.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,363 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 22−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $804K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Athens County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 79 | 114 | 13.9 | $2.7M | +12.5% | #60 of 2,057 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 78 | 119 | 12.9 | $2.6M | +5.7% | #75 of 2,057 |
| 3Morrow County, OH | 74 | 8 | 5.9 | $4.5M | +3.7% | #115 of 2,057 |
| 4Union County, OH | 73 | 38 | 15.7 | $2.1M | +16.5% | #151 of 2,057 |
| 5Perry County, OH | 71 | 8 | 5.9 | $4.3M | +1.3% | #175 of 2,057 |
| 6Portage County, OH | 71 | 53 | 8.1 | $3.3M | +1.0% | #182 of 2,057 |
| 7Franklin County, OH | 70 | 611 | 11.0 | $2.5M | +2.8% | #217 of 2,057 |
| 8Greene County, OH | 70 | 86 | 12.6 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #221 of 2,057 |
| 9Hardin County, OH | 67 | 5 | 4.3 | $5.9M | −2.1% | #281 of 2,057 |
| 10Ashland County, OH | 67 | 15 | 7.2 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #289 of 2,057 |
| 36Athens County, OH | 52 | 23 | 10.0 | $2.4M | +1.3% | #933 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Athens 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 Athens County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 home repair companies in Athens County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $54.4M a year, or $2,363 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Athens County has 10.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Athens County would have about 22, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,046 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 52 for home repair companies (upper middle), #933 of 2,057 scored counties.
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