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Home repair companies in Fayette County, TN

The home repair companies in Fayette County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,382 of 2,057 scored counties
#69 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
29
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
50
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,992 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,071
+7.7% 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 29 home repair companies in Fayette County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,992 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $51.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.8M per company, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Fayette County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 344 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Fayette County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Fayette County is 43 (lower middle), #1,382 of 2,057 scored counties and #69 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Fayette County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.912.112.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment344777587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+18.7%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,992$2,815$3,018
Median household income$88,456$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4366

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 50+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
287
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
292 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,071+7.7% since 2020
Households
17,210
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
704 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$88,456+45.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,294
Median home value
$340,800
Jobs located here
9,545
Daytime population
31,789Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudon County, TN90187.5$4M+15.6%#4 of 2,057
2Roane County, TN85146.1$4.5M+7.0%#18 of 2,057
3Anderson County, TN81288.5$3.2M+6.1%#39 of 2,057
4Macon County, TN8055.3$4.8M+9.5%#43 of 2,057
5Williamson County, TN8012713.8$2.9M+9.0%#48 of 2,057
6Grainger County, TN7955.2$4.7M+9.2%#51 of 2,057
7Hawkins County, TN78104.2$5.9M+5.0%#63 of 2,057
8Jefferson County, TN78198.7$3.1M+9.3%#70 of 2,057
9McMinn County, TN78199.0$2.9M+7.6%#73 of 2,057
10Overton County, TN7755.5$4.5M+5.3%#81 of 2,057
69Fayette County, TN432916.9$1.8M+7.7%#1,382 of 2,057

Other business types in Fayette County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Fayette County, TN?

Fayette County has 29 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Fayette County, TN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $51.5M a year, or $2,992 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,210 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, TN compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Fayette County has 16.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Fayette County would have about 21, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 344 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 45,071 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,210 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $88,456, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.7%, 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. Fayette County scores 43 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,382 of 2,057 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for home repair companies · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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