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Home repair companies in Sullivan County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Sullivan County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #711 of 2,057 scored counties
#41 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 85
- 6 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,759
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Sullivan County comes to about $180.8M a year: $2,624 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per company, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Sullivan County has 85 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sullivan County was 81 in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 851 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sullivan County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sullivan County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Sullivan County is 57 (upper middle), #711 of 2,057 scored counties and #41 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sullivan 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 | Sullivan County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 851 | 777 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.1% | +18.7% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,624 | $2,815 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $58,807 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71 → 81+14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,726
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $123.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 856 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,759+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 68,907
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 388
- Median household income
- $58,807+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,467
- Median home value
- $213,300
- Jobs located here
- 71,251
- Daytime population
- 164,416Residents 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 |
| 41Sullivan County, TN | 57 | 85 | 12.3 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #711 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Sullivan 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 trades57
- HVAC and plumbing61
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control65
- Landscaping and lawn care74
- House cleaning51
- Pest control63
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Sullivan County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 85 home repair companies in Sullivan County. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Sullivan County, TN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $180.8M a year, or $2,624 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,907 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, TN compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Sullivan County has 12.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 74, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 851 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Sullivan County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 163,759 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,907 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $58,807 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 57 for home repair companies (upper middle), #711 of 2,057 scored counties.
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