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Home repair companies in Hamilton County, OH
How Hamilton County, OH 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #755 of 2,057 scored counties
#28 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 451
- 19 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 407
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $977M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 838,418
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hamilton County spend about $977M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,754 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per company, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 451 home repair companies on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. 19 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.7, 2% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hamilton County was 407 in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 872 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $15.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hamilton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamilton County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #755 of 2,057 scored counties and #28 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 872 | 830 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | +5.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,754 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $72,470 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 394 → 407+3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,964
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $675.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 45119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 402The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $15.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 838,418+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 354,739
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,049
- Median household income
- $72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,646
- Median home value
- $241,900
- Jobs located here
- 534,856
- Daytime population
- 968,934Residents 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 Hamilton 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 |
| 28Hamilton County, OH | 56 | 451 | 12.7 | $2.2M | +1.0% | #755 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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
- Home repair trades56
- HVAC and plumbing59
- Electricians61
- Roofing and gutters52
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control46
- Landscaping and lawn care48
- House cleaning56
- Pest control53
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Hamilton County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 451 home repair companies in Hamilton County. 19 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 407 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Hamilton County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $977M a year, or $2,754 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 451 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Hamilton County has 12.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 402, against 451 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 872 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Hamilton County scores 56 for home repair companies (upper middle), #755 of 2,057 scored counties.
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