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Home repair companies in Jefferson County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Jefferson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,506 of 2,057 scored counties
#106 of 140 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 139
- 9 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $249.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 254,321
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,634 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $249.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.8M per company, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 139 home repair companies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 121 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 784 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Jefferson County is 40 (lower middle), #1,506 of 2,057 scored counties and #106 of 140 scored counties in Texas.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 15.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 784 | 627 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +16.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,634 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,026 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121 → 1210.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $283.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1399 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 254,321−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 94,807
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $60,026+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,586
- Median home value
- $169,500
- Jobs located here
- 118,164
- Daytime population
- 271,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 95 | 14 | 8.1 | $4.1M | +22.6% | #1 of 2,057 |
| 2Travis County, TX | 79 | 688 | 11.8 | $2.9M | +7.2% | #59 of 2,057 |
| 3Atascosa County, TX | 77 | 10 | 6.0 | $4.5M | +8.7% | #80 of 2,057 |
| 4Denton County, TX | 76 | 535 | 14.8 | $2.4M | +16.9% | #94 of 2,057 |
| 5Fort Bend County, TX | 76 | 454 | 15.5 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #95 of 2,057 |
| 6Coryell County, TX | 75 | 21 | 7.8 | $3.5M | +3.0% | #101 of 2,057 |
| 7Caldwell County, TX | 73 | 13 | 7.8 | $3.5M | +20.0% | #139 of 2,057 |
| 8San Jacinto County, TX | 73 | 9 | 8.3 | $3.2M | +7.1% | #142 of 2,057 |
| 9San Patricio County, TX | 73 | 24 | 9.5 | $2.9M | +4.7% | #146 of 2,057 |
| 10Panola County, TX | 71 | 7 | 7.9 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #179 of 2,057 |
| 106Jefferson County, TX | 40 | 139 | 14.7 | $1.8M | −0.7% | #1,506 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 trades40
- HVAC and plumbing41
- Electricians42
- Roofing and gutters47
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control68
- Landscaping and lawn care71
- House cleaning71
- Pest control37
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Jefferson County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 139 home repair companies in Jefferson County. 9 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $249.7M a year, or $2,634 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,807 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, TX compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Jefferson County has 14.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 103, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 784 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 254,321 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,807 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $60,026 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Jefferson County scores 40 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,506 of 2,057 scored counties.
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