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Home repair companies in Muskingum County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Muskingum County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,179 of 2,057 scored counties
#48 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 36
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +21.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,436 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,014
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Muskingum County comes to about $83.7M a year: $2,436 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 36 home repair companies on map listings in Muskingum County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Muskingum County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 21.6% from 2019. That is one for every 763 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Muskingum County.
Population estimates put the population change in Muskingum County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Muskingum County is 47 (lower middle), #1,179 of 2,057 scored counties and #48 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Muskingum 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 | Muskingum County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 763 | 830 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.6% | +5.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,436 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,780 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 45+21.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 333
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 362 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,014+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 34,357
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 130
- Median household income
- $60,780+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,210
- Median home value
- $182,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,629
- Daytime population
- 84,765Residents 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 Muskingum 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 |
| 48Muskingum County, OH | 47 | 36 | 10.5 | $2.3M | +0.7% | #1,179 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Muskingum 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing49
- Electricians51
- Roofing and gutters41
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control28
- Landscaping and lawn care26
- House cleaning53
- Pest control23
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Muskingum County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 home repair companies in Muskingum County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 21.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Muskingum County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $83.7M a year, or $2,436 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,357 households in Muskingum County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muskingum County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Muskingum County has 10.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Muskingum County would have about 35, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 763 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Muskingum County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Muskingum County at 87,014 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,357 households. The median household income in Muskingum County is $60,780 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Muskingum County scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,179 of 2,057 scored counties.
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