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Home repair companies in Hamblen County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,004 of 2,057 scored counties
#56 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
39
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
25
+19.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,503 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
68,843
+6.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 home repair companies in Hamblen County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 20% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Hamblen County comes to about $65.4M a year: $2,503 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hamblen County was 25 in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,046 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Hamblen County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Hamblen County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,004 of 2,057 scored counties and #56 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Hamblen 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 Hamblen County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHamblen CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.912.112.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,046777587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.1%+18.7%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,503$2,815$3,018
Median household income$55,454$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5166

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 25+19.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
343
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
391 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Hamblen 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 Hamblen County

Population, 2025 estimate
68,843+6.7% since 2020
Households
26,146
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
161 sq. mi.
People per square mile
407
Median household income
$55,454+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,590
Median home value
$210,900
Jobs located here
33,638
Daytime population
72,283Residents 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 Hamblen 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
56Hamblen County, TN513914.9$1.7M+6.7%#1,004 of 2,057

Other business types in Hamblen County

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

Questions

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

There are 39 home repair companies on map listings in Hamblen County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019.

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

About $65.4M a year, or $2,503 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,146 households in Hamblen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamblen County has 14.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Hamblen County would have about 27, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,046 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamblen County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hamblen County at 68,843 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,146 households. Median household income in Hamblen County is $55,454, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hamblen County scores 51 for home repair companies (upper middle), #1,004 of 2,057 scored counties.

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