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Home repair companies in Knox County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Knox County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,774 of 2,057 scored counties
#77 of 82 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
42
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
44
+12.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$62.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,680 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.9
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,002
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Knox County is 33 (lower middle), #1,774 of 2,057 scored counties and #77 of 82 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Knox County comes to about $62.9M a year: $2,680 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per company, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 42 home repair companies on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 17.9 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Knox County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Knox 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.

Home repair trades in Knox County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureKnox CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.912.012.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment534830587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.8%+5.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,680$2,683$3,018
Median household income$73,878$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 44+12.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
323
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
421 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Knox 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 Knox County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,002+1.9% since 2020
Households
23,491
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
526 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$73,878+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,322
Median home value
$239,400
Jobs located here
19,622
Daytime population
59,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Knox County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH7911413.9$2.7M+12.5%#60 of 2,057
2Warren County, OH7811912.9$2.6M+5.7%#75 of 2,057
3Morrow County, OH7485.9$4.5M+3.7%#115 of 2,057
4Union County, OH733815.7$2.1M+16.5%#151 of 2,057
5Perry County, OH7185.9$4.3M+1.3%#175 of 2,057
6Portage County, OH71538.1$3.3M+1.0%#182 of 2,057
7Franklin County, OH7061111.0$2.5M+2.8%#217 of 2,057
8Greene County, OH708612.6$2.3M+3.7%#221 of 2,057
9Hardin County, OH6754.3$5.9M−2.1%#281 of 2,057
10Ashland County, OH67157.2$3.5M+0.1%#289 of 2,057
77Knox County, OH334217.9$1.5M+1.9%#1,774 of 2,057

Other business types in Knox County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Knox County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 home repair companies in Knox County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Knox County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $62.9M a year, or $2,680 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,491 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Knox County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Knox County has 17.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Knox County would have about 26, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Knox County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Knox County at 64,002 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,491 households. The median household income in Knox County is $73,878 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Knox County scores 33 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,774 of 2,057 scored counties.

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