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Home repair companies in Macon County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Macon County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #43 of 2,057 scored counties
#4 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 98% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,663
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #43 of 2,057 scored counties and #4 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 home repair companies in Macon County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Macon County spend about $24.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,557 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per company, 98% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Macon County in 2023. That is one for every 942 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Macon 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.
| Measure | Macon County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 942 | 777 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.7% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,557 | $2,815 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $59,177 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,663+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,421
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 307 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $59,177+58.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,361
- Median home value
- $225,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,612
- Daytime population
- 20,092Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 90 | 18 | 7.5 | $4M | +15.6% | #4 of 2,057 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 85 | 14 | 6.1 | $4.5M | +7.0% | #18 of 2,057 |
| 3Anderson County, TN | 81 | 28 | 8.5 | $3.2M | +6.1% | #39 of 2,057 |
| 4Macon County, TN | 80 | 5 | 5.3 | $4.8M | +9.5% | #43 of 2,057 |
| 5Williamson County, TN | 80 | 127 | 13.8 | $2.9M | +9.0% | #48 of 2,057 |
| 6Grainger County, TN | 79 | 5 | 5.2 | $4.7M | +9.2% | #51 of 2,057 |
| 7Hawkins County, TN | 78 | 10 | 4.2 | $5.9M | +5.0% | #63 of 2,057 |
| 8Jefferson County, TN | 78 | 19 | 8.7 | $3.1M | +9.3% | #70 of 2,057 |
| 9McMinn County, TN | 78 | 19 | 9.0 | $2.9M | +7.6% | #73 of 2,057 |
| 10Overton County, TN | 77 | 5 | 5.5 | $4.5M | +5.3% | #81 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Macon 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 Macon County, TN?
Macon County has 5 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Macon County, TN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $24.1M a year, or $2,557 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,421 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, TN compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Macon County has 5.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $4.8M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Macon County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 942 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Macon County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 27,663 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,421 households. Median household income in Macon County is $59,177, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.1%, 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. Macon County scores 80 for home repair companies (high), #43 of 2,057 scored counties.
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