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Home repair companies in the Sandusky, OH metro area

The home repair companies in the Sandusky, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #245 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
64
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
61
−4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$134.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,642 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,777
−2.6% 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

Households in the Sandusky metro area spend about $134.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,642 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Sandusky metro area has 64 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 2% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Sandusky metro area in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 836 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $962K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Sandusky metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Sandusky metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, the Sandusky metro area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #245 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Sandusky metro area 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 Sandusky, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSandusky metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.612.012.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment836830587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.8%+5.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,642$2,683$3,018
Median household income$73,502$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61−4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
615
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
643 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$962K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Sandusky metro area, 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 the Sandusky metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,777−2.6% since 2020
Households
50,986
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
226
Median household income
$73,502
Average household income
$96,712
Median home value
$207,500
Jobs located here
46,448
Daytime population
109,099Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sandusky metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH741,04112.0$2.4M+4.7%#21 of 387
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN651,11812.3$2.3M+2.7%#75 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH60437.4$3.3M−3.6%#113 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH58377.5$3.3M−3.6%#122 of 387
3Akron, OH5634011.5$2.3M0.0%#145 of 387
4Cleveland, OH531,05911.4$2.4M−0.8%#172 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH5015310.1$2.5M−2.6%#191 of 387
5Toledo, OH4928611.2$2.3M−1.0%#200 of 387
6Sandusky, OH426412.6$2.1M−2.6%#245 of 387
7Springfield, OH416712.0$2.1M−0.4%#264 of 387

Other business types in the Sandusky metro area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Sandusky, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 home repair companies in the Sandusky metro area. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Sandusky, OH metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $134.7M a year, or $2,642 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,986 households in the Sandusky metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sandusky, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Sandusky metro area has 12.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Sandusky metro area would have about 56, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 836 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sandusky, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sandusky metro area at 112,777 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,986 households. The median household income in the Sandusky metro area is $73,502 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Sandusky metro area scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #245 of 387 scored metro areas.

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