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Home repair companies in York County, SC
The home repair companies in York County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #375 of 2,057 scored counties
#13 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 168
- 11 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 173
- +8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $361.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 306,887
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,178 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in York County spend about $361.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.2M per company, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
York County has 168 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in York County in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 658 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in York County.
Population estimates show York County grew 8.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in York County is 65 (upper middle), #375 of 2,057 scored counties and #13 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How York 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 | York County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 658 | 706 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.1% | +4.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,178 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,095 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 160 → 173+8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,509
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $92M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 149The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 306,887+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 113,785
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 431
- Median household income
- $89,095+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,529
- Median home value
- $361,300
- Jobs located here
- 111,939
- Daytime population
- 267,996Residents 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 York 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 |
| 13York County, SC | 65 | 168 | 14.8 | $2.2M | +8.1% | #375 of 2,057 |
Other business types in York 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 trades65
- HVAC and plumbing58
- Electricians77
- Roofing and gutters82
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control71
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning81
- Pest control75
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in York County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 168 home repair companies in York County. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019.
How much do households in York County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $361.6M a year, or $3,178 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 168 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 113,785 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, SC compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
York County has 14.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% 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 U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, York County would have about 149, against 168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 658 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is York County, SC growing?
Population estimates put York County at 306,887 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 113,785 households. The median household income in York County is $89,095 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. York County scores 65 for home repair companies (upper middle), #375 of 2,057 scored counties.
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