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Home repair companies in Denton County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #94 of 2,057 scored counties
#4 of 140 scored counties in Texas

Listings
535
21 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
485
+24.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,600 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.8
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,346
+16.9% 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

For home repair companies, Denton County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #94 of 2,057 scored counties and #4 of 140 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.

As of September 2026, map listings count 535 home repair companies in Denton County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Denton County comes to about $1.3B a year: $3,600 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 485 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Denton County in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 743 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $14.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Denton County. Population estimates put the population change in Denton County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Denton County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Denton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDenton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.815.212.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment743627587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.0%+16.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,600$3,015$3,018
Median household income$111,498$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7655

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
391 → 485+24.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,892
Annual payroll, 2023
$281M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
53521 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
534The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
33
Amount
$14.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Denton 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 Denton County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
Households
360,392
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,115
Median household income
$111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,847
Median home value
$437,200
Jobs located here
321,359
Daytime population
759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX95148.1$4.1M+22.6%#1 of 2,057
2Travis County, TX7968811.8$2.9M+7.2%#59 of 2,057
3Atascosa County, TX77106.0$4.5M+8.7%#80 of 2,057
4Denton County, TX7653514.8$2.4M+16.9%#94 of 2,057
5Fort Bend County, TX7645415.5$2.3M+17.4%#95 of 2,057
6Coryell County, TX75217.8$3.5M+3.0%#101 of 2,057
7Caldwell County, TX73137.8$3.5M+20.0%#139 of 2,057
8San Jacinto County, TX7398.3$3.2M+7.1%#142 of 2,057
9San Patricio County, TX73249.5$2.9M+4.7%#146 of 2,057
10Panola County, TX7177.9$3.5M+2.3%#179 of 2,057

Other business types in Denton County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Denton County, TX?

Denton County has 535 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 485 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.3B a year, or $3,600 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 535 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Denton County has 14.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Denton County would have about 534, against 535 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 743 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Denton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 76 for home repair companies (high), #94 of 2,057 scored counties.

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