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Home repair companies in Columbia County, OR
The home repair companies in Columbia County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #800 of 2,057 scored counties
#9 of 27 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 27
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 home repair companies in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Columbia County comes to about $58.5M a year: $2,795 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Columbia County in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 654 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Columbia County.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #800 of 2,057 scored counties and #9 of 27 scored counties in Oregon.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 11.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 654 | 605 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +8.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,795 | $2,907 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 32+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 270 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, OR | 83 | 27 | 7.0 | $4M | +4.4% | #25 of 2,057 |
| 2Jefferson County, OR | 78 | 6 | 6.8 | $3.9M | +4.7% | #64 of 2,057 |
| 3Multnomah County, OR | 72 | 285 | 8.1 | $3.7M | −2.6% | #154 of 2,057 |
| 4Washington County, OR | 71 | 267 | 11.3 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #189 of 2,057 |
| 5Polk County, OR | 70 | 22 | 6.7 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #203 of 2,057 |
| 6Crook County, OR | 67 | 10 | 9.3 | $3.1M | +10.6% | #296 of 2,057 |
| 7Umatilla County, OR | 56 | 29 | 10.1 | $2.6M | +1.5% | #738 of 2,057 |
| 8Yamhill County, OR | 56 | 47 | 12.0 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #745 of 2,057 |
| 9Columbia County, OR | 55 | 27 | 12.9 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #800 of 2,057 |
| 10Marion County, OR | 51 | 151 | 11.9 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #987 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, OR?
Columbia County has 27 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 32 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $58.5M a year, or $2,795 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Columbia County has 12.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 4% above 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, Columbia County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 55 for home repair companies (upper middle), #800 of 2,057 scored counties.
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