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Home repair companies in Pickens County, SC
The home repair companies in Pickens County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #239 of 2,057 scored counties
#9 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,198
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,625 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Pickens County spend about $137.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.1M per company, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Pickens County has 44 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 76 businesses with payroll in Pickens County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Pickens County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pickens County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Pickens County is 69 (upper middle), #239 of 2,057 scored counties and #9 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pickens 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.
| Measure | Pickens County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 690 | 706 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.6% | +4.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,625 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $61,064 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 76+20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 397
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 440 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Pickens 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 Pickens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,198+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 52,414
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 271
- Median household income
- $61,064+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,979
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 40,063
- Daytime population
- 119,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for home repair companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Pickens County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lancaster County, SC | 86 | 34 | 8.5 | $3.5M | +18.3% | #16 of 2,057 |
| 2Aiken County, SC | 79 | 58 | 8.3 | $3.4M | +7.3% | #57 of 2,057 |
| 3Kershaw County, SC | 79 | 23 | 8.6 | $3.2M | +11.6% | #58 of 2,057 |
| 4Berkeley County, SC | 75 | 106 | 11.3 | $2.6M | +18.7% | #109 of 2,057 |
| 5Dorchester County, SC | 74 | 68 | 10.8 | $2.7M | +10.1% | #129 of 2,057 |
| 6Laurens County, SC | 72 | 21 | 7.8 | $3.2M | +6.2% | #157 of 2,057 |
| 7Richland County, SC | 72 | 181 | 10.8 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #167 of 2,057 |
| 8Chesterfield County, SC | 69 | 11 | 6.3 | $3.7M | +3.4% | #229 of 2,057 |
| 9Pickens County, SC | 69 | 44 | 8.4 | $3.1M | +5.7% | #239 of 2,057 |
| 10Abbeville County, SC | 67 | 7 | 7.2 | $3.6M | +2.3% | #287 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Pickens 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 Pickens County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 home repair companies in Pickens County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Pickens County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $137.6M a year, or $2,625 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,414 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pickens County, SC compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Pickens County has 8.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Pickens County would have about 57, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Pickens County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Pickens County at 139,198 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,414 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $61,064 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Pickens County scores 69 for home repair companies (upper middle), #239 of 2,057 scored counties.
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