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Home repair companies in Preble County, OH
The home repair companies in Preble County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,773 of 2,057 scored counties
#76 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,512 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,664
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Preble County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,773 of 2,057 scored counties and #76 of 82 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,512 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Preble County spend about $42M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 28 home repair companies, that is $1.5M per company, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Preble County has 28 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 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 Preble County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates show Preble County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Preble 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 | Preble County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 880 | 830 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,512 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,223 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Preble 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 Preble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,664−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,725
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,162
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,800
- Daytime population
- 34,146Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 76Preble County, OH | 33 | 28 | 16.7 | $1.5M | −0.8% | #1,773 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Preble 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 Preble County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 home repair companies in Preble County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Preble County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $42M a year, or $2,512 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preble County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Preble County has 16.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 35% 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, Preble County would have about 17, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Preble County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County scores 33 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,773 of 2,057 scored counties.
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