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Home repair companies in Van Wert County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,290 of 2,057 scored counties
#57 of 82 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,518 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,013
+0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 home repair companies in Van Wert County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Van Wert County spend about $29.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,518 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per company, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Van Wert County in 2023. That is one for every 1,050 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Van Wert County.

Population estimates put the population change in Van Wert County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Van Wert County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,290 of 2,057 scored counties and #57 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.

How Van Wert 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 Van Wert County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureVan Wert CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.012.012.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,050830587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,518$2,683$3,018
Median household income$67,917$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4547

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
150 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
29,013+0.3% since 2020
Households
11,549
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,591
Median home value
$152,000
Jobs located here
11,293
Daytime population
25,207Residents 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 Van Wert 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
57Van Wert County, OH451513.0$1.9M+0.3%#1,290 of 2,057

Other business types in Van Wert County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Van Wert County, OH?

Van Wert County has 15 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 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

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

About $29.1M a year, or $2,518 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Wert County has 13.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Van Wert County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,050 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert County scores 45 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,290 of 2,057 scored counties.

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