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Home repair companies in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #44 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 1,123
- 82 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 1,232
- +20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.6B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,197,416
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area comes to about $2.6B a year: $3,124 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 1,123 home repair companies on map listings in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area as of September 2026. 82 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 9% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,232 businesses with payroll in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 673 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 45 SBA-backed loans worth $12.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area.
Population estimates show the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is 70 (upper middle), #44 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area 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 | Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 673 | 777 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.8% | +18.7% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,124 | $2,815 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $85,447 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,232+20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 18,897
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,12382 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,067The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 45
- Amount
- $12.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area, 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 the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,197,416+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 829,134
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $85,447
- Average household income
- $117,563
- Median home value
- $409,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,132,736
- Daytime population
- 2,203,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clarksville, TN-KY | 71 | 141 | 11.3 | $2.4M | +8.5% | #34 of 387 |
| 2Knoxville, TN | 70 | 457 | 12.1 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #43 of 387 |
| 3Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 70 | 1,123 | 13.5 | $2.3M | +8.7% | #44 of 387 |
| 4Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 65 | 121 | 9.2 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #70 of 387 |
| 5Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 62 | 555 | 10.6 | $2.6M | −0.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 6Chattanooga, TN-GA | 61 | 325 | 14.0 | $2M | +5.3% | #112 of 387 |
| 7Morristown, TN | 60 | 58 | 12.1 | $2.1M | +7.9% | #118 of 387 |
| 8Johnson City, TN | 59 | 102 | 11.5 | $2.2M | +4.3% | #121 of 387 |
| 9Cleveland, TN | 50 | 78 | 15.6 | $1.7M | +6.1% | #197 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 40 | 92 | 12.7 | $2M | +2.2% | #275 of 387 |
Other business types in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
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 trades70
- HVAC and plumbing76
- Electricians73
- Roofing and gutters56
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control73
- Landscaping and lawn care76
- House cleaning67
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,123 home repair companies in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area. 82 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 1,232 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $2.6B a year, or $3,124 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,123 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 829,134 households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 13.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area would have about 1,067, against 1,123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 673 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area at 2,197,416 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 829,134 households. The median household income in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is $85,447 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 70 for home repair companies (upper middle), #44 of 387 scored metro areas.
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