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Home repair companies in Multnomah County, OR
The home repair companies in Multnomah County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #154 of 2,057 scored counties
#3 of 27 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 285
- 16 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 358
- +0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Multnomah County is 72 (upper middle), #154 of 2,057 scored counties and #3 of 27 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
At $3,052 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Multnomah County spend about $1.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.7M per company, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Multnomah County has 285 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 35% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 358 businesses with payroll in Multnomah County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 977 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $22.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Multnomah County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Multnomah County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 11.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 977 | 605 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.9% | +8.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,052 | $2,907 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 355 → 358+0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,578
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $980.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 440The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $22.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents 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 Multnomah 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
- Home repair trades72
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians74
- Roofing and gutters56
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care66
- House cleaning41
- Pest control64
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Multnomah County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 285 home repair companies in Multnomah County. 16 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 358 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,052 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 285 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Multnomah County has 8.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.7M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 440, against 285 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 977 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 72 for home repair companies (upper middle), #154 of 2,057 scored counties.
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