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Home repair companies in Union County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Union County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #151 of 2,057 scored counties
#4 of 82 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
38
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
25
+4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,273 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
73,446
+16.5% 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

For home repair companies, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #151 of 2,057 scored counties and #4 of 82 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.

Households in Union County spend about $79.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,273 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 38 home repair companies on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Union County was 25 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 969 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $216K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Union County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 16.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Union 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.

Home repair trades in Union County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.712.012.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment969830587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.2%+5.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,273$2,683$3,018
Median household income$112,322$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 25+4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
538
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
382 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$216K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
73,446+16.5% since 2020
Households
24,232
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
432 sq. mi.
People per square mile
156
Median household income
$112,322+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,663
Median home value
$344,900
Jobs located here
37,111
Daytime population
68,956Residents 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 counties in Ohio for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Union County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH7911413.9$2.7M+12.5%#60 of 2,057
2Warren County, OH7811912.9$2.6M+5.7%#75 of 2,057
3Morrow County, OH7485.9$4.5M+3.7%#115 of 2,057
4Union County, OH733815.7$2.1M+16.5%#151 of 2,057
5Perry County, OH7185.9$4.3M+1.3%#175 of 2,057
6Portage County, OH71538.1$3.3M+1.0%#182 of 2,057
7Franklin County, OH7061111.0$2.5M+2.8%#217 of 2,057
8Greene County, OH708612.6$2.3M+3.7%#221 of 2,057
9Hardin County, OH6754.3$5.9M−2.1%#281 of 2,057
10Ashland County, OH67157.2$3.5M+0.1%#289 of 2,057

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Union County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 home repair companies in Union County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Union County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $79.3M a year, or $3,273 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,232 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Union County, OH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Union County has 15.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Union County would have about 33, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 969 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Union County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 73,446 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,232 households. The median household income in Union County is $112,322 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Union County scores 73 for home repair companies (upper middle), #151 of 2,057 scored counties.

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