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Home repair companies in Travis County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Travis County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #59 of 2,057 scored counties
#2 of 140 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 688
- 38 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 824
- +17.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,444 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,670
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Travis County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #59 of 2,057 scored counties and #2 of 140 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 688 home repair companies in Travis County. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 5% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $3,444 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Travis County spend about $2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.9M per company, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 824 businesses with payroll in Travis County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $18.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Travis County. Population estimates put the population change in Travis County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Travis 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 | Travis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 15.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 627 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.7% | +16.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,444 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $99,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 700 → 824+17.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,866
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 68838 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 828The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 38
- Amount
- $18.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Travis 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 Travis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 583,747
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,338
- Median household income
- $99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,003
- Median home value
- $523,000
- Jobs located here
- 947,590
- Daytime population
- 1,630,736Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Travis County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Travis 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 trades79
- HVAC and plumbing87
- Electricians82
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control80
- Landscaping and lawn care86
- House cleaning76
- Pest control81
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Travis County, TX?
There are 688 home repair companies on map listings in Travis County as of September 2026. 38 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 824 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $2B a year, or $3,444 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 688 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Travis County has 11.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Travis County would have about 828, against 688 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 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 Travis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 79 for home repair companies (high), #59 of 2,057 scored counties.
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