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Home repair companies in Kay County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Kay County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,891 of 2,057 scored counties
#40 of 44 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 33
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,561 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,490
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Kay County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,891 of 2,057 scored counties and #40 of 44 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 home repair companies in Kay County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 19.7 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Kay County comes to about $43M a year: $2,561 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kay County was 26 in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 645 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Kay County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kay County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Kay County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 14.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 645 | 494 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +12.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,561 | $2,707 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $58,423 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 26−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Kay 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 Kay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,490−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,776
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 920 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $58,423+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,308
- Median home value
- $124,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,500
- Daytime population
- 42,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sequoyah County, OK | 66 | 6 | 3.9 | $6.2M | +4.1% | #314 of 2,057 |
| 2Love County, OK | 64 | 5 | 12.8 | $2.1M | +6.1% | #421 of 2,057 |
| 3Cherokee County, OK | 63 | 19 | 10.2 | $2.4M | +4.5% | #460 of 2,057 |
| 4Wagoner County, OK | 61 | 37 | 11.8 | $2.5M | +14.6% | #540 of 2,057 |
| 5Osage County, OK | 60 | 16 | 9.2 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #572 of 2,057 |
| 6Pittsburg County, OK | 57 | 13 | 7.3 | $3.4M | −1.1% | #687 of 2,057 |
| 7Le Flore County, OK | 56 | 14 | 7.8 | $3M | +4.1% | #727 of 2,057 |
| 8Bryan County, OK | 56 | 19 | 10.3 | $2.5M | +10.9% | #741 of 2,057 |
| 9Rogers County, OK | 55 | 47 | 12.8 | $2.3M | +7.1% | #790 of 2,057 |
| 10Jackson County, OK | 51 | 10 | 10.2 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #978 of 2,057 |
| 40Kay County, OK | 28 | 33 | 19.7 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #1,891 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Kay 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 Kay County, OK?
There are 33 home repair companies on map listings in Kay County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kay County, OK spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $43M a year, or $2,561 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,776 households in Kay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kay County, OK compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Kay County has 19.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Kay County would have about 18, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 645 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kay County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Kay County at 43,490 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,776 households. Median household income in Kay County is $58,423, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Kay County scores 28 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,891 of 2,057 scored counties.
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