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Home repair companies in Lake County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Lake County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,542 of 2,057 scored counties
#68 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 170
- 7 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- +14.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $282.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,790 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,217
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,790 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $282.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Lake County has 170 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 35% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lake County was 151 in 2023, up 14.4% from 2019. That is one for every 670 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,542 of 2,057 scored counties and #68 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 670 | 830 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.4% | +5.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,790 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,925 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132 → 151+14.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,367
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1707 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,217−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 101,144
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,012
- Median household income
- $80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,598
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 94,546
- Daytime population
- 209,868Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 68Lake County, OH | 39 | 170 | 16.8 | $1.7M | −0.1% | #1,542 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Lake 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 trades39
- HVAC and plumbing42
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters26
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control24
- Landscaping and lawn care20
- House cleaning49
- Pest control65
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Lake County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 170 home repair companies in Lake County. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 14.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $282.2M a year, or $2,790 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 170 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Lake County has 16.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 116, against 170 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 670 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 39 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,542 of 2,057 scored counties.
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