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Home repair companies in Kaufman County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,421 of 2,057 scored counties
#95 of 140 scored counties in Texas

Listings
106
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
143
+11.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$155.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,047 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,235
+42.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 106 home repair companies in Kaufman County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 20.8 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Kaufman County comes to about $155.3M a year: $3,047 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per company, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kaufman County in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 357 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kaufman County.

Population estimates put the population change in Kaufman County from 2020 to 2025 at +42.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Kaufman County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,421 of 2,057 scored counties and #95 of 140 scored counties in Texas.

How Kaufman 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 Kaufman County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKaufman CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.815.212.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment357627587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.7%+16.3%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+42.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,047$3,015$3,018
Median household income$89,485$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4255

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
128 → 143+11.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,317
Annual payroll, 2023
$87.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1060 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$3.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
209,235+42.2% since 2020
Households
50,990
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
221
Median household income
$89,485+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,230
Median home value
$320,900
Jobs located here
36,419
Daytime population
125,602Residents 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 Kaufman 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
95Kaufman County, TX4210620.8$1.5M+42.2%#1,421 of 2,057

Other business types in Kaufman County

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

Questions

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

Kaufman County has 106 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019.

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

About $155.3M a year, or $3,047 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,990 households in Kaufman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kaufman County has 20.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Kaufman County would have about 64, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 357 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Kaufman County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kaufman County at 209,235 people in 2025, up 42.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,990 households. Median household income in Kaufman County is $89,485, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Kaufman County scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,421 of 2,057 scored counties.

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