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Home repair companies in Galveston County, TX

How Galveston County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #640 of 2,057 scored counties
#45 of 140 scored counties in Texas

Listings
262
12 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
166
+17.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$441M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,135 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.6
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
372,207
+5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 262 home repair companies in Galveston County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Galveston County spend about $441M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,135 per household, 4% above 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 Galveston County was 166 in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 847 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $850K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Galveston County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Galveston County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Galveston County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #640 of 2,057 scored counties and #45 of 140 scored counties in Texas.

How Galveston 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 Galveston County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGalveston CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.615.212.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment847627587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.7%+16.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,135$3,015$3,018
Median household income$86,105$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
141 → 166+17.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,893
Annual payroll, 2023
$212.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
26212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$850K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
372,207+5.9% since 2020
Households
140,660
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
379 sq. mi.
People per square mile
946
Median household income
$86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,259
Median home value
$314,600
Jobs located here
122,596
Daytime population
313,358Residents 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 Galveston 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
45Galveston County, TX5926218.6$1.7M+5.9%#640 of 2,057

Other business types in Galveston County

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

Questions

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

There are 262 home repair companies on map listings in Galveston County as of September 2026. 12 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.

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

About $441M a year, or $3,135 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 262 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Galveston County has 18.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 50% 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, Galveston County would have about 182, against 262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 847 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 59 for home repair companies (upper middle), #640 of 2,057 scored counties.

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