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Home repair companies in Sandusky County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Sandusky County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,523 of 2,057 scored counties
#65 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 28
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −15.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,465 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,655
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 home repair companies in Sandusky County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,465 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Sandusky County spend about $60.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 28 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sandusky County was 38 in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 650 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sandusky County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sandusky County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sandusky County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,523 of 2,057 scored counties and #65 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Sandusky 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 | Sandusky County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 650 | 830 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.6% | +5.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,465 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $62,295 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 38−15.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 324
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 280 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,655−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,686
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $62,295+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,613
- Median home value
- $160,700
- Jobs located here
- 26,036
- Daytime population
- 55,882Residents 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 Sandusky 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 |
| 65Sandusky County, OH | 39 | 28 | 11.3 | $2.2M | −0.4% | #1,523 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Sandusky County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many home repair companies are in Sandusky County, OH?
Sandusky County has 28 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Sandusky County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $60.9M a year, or $2,465 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,686 households in Sandusky County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sandusky County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Sandusky County has 11.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Sandusky County would have about 25, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 650 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Sandusky County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Sandusky County at 58,655 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,686 households. Median household income in Sandusky County is $62,295, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.2%, 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. Sandusky County scores 39 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,523 of 2,057 scored counties.
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