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Home repair companies in Abbeville County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #287 of 2,057 scored counties
#10 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,575 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,836
+2.3% 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 7 home repair companies in Abbeville County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,575 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Abbeville County spend about $25.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.6M per company, 48% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Abbeville County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 751 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Abbeville County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Abbeville County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #287 of 2,057 scored counties and #10 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Abbeville County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Abbeville County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAbbeville CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.212.212.4
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment751706587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,575$2,802$3,018
Median household income$52,935$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score6767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Abbeville 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 Abbeville County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,836+2.3% since 2020
Households
9,762
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
491 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$52,935+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,228
Median home value
$178,800
Jobs located here
5,595
Daytime population
19,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for home repair companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Abbeville County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lancaster County, SC86348.5$3.5M+18.3%#16 of 2,057
2Aiken County, SC79588.3$3.4M+7.3%#57 of 2,057
3Kershaw County, SC79238.6$3.2M+11.6%#58 of 2,057
4Berkeley County, SC7510611.3$2.6M+18.7%#109 of 2,057
5Dorchester County, SC746810.8$2.7M+10.1%#129 of 2,057
6Laurens County, SC72217.8$3.2M+6.2%#157 of 2,057
7Richland County, SC7218110.8$2.6M+4.6%#167 of 2,057
8Chesterfield County, SC69116.3$3.7M+3.4%#229 of 2,057
9Pickens County, SC69448.4$3.1M+5.7%#239 of 2,057
10Abbeville County, SC6777.2$3.6M+2.3%#287 of 2,057

Other business types in Abbeville County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Abbeville County, SC?

Abbeville County has 7 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 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Abbeville County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $25.1M a year, or $2,575 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,762 households in Abbeville County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Abbeville County, SC compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Abbeville County has 7.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.6M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Abbeville County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 751 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

How fast is Abbeville County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Abbeville County at 24,836 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,762 households. Median household income in Abbeville County is $52,935, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Abbeville County scores 67 for home repair companies (upper middle), #287 of 2,057 scored counties.

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