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Home repair companies in Harrisonburg city, VA
The home repair companies in Harrisonburg city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,812 of 2,057 scored counties
#88 of 92 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +36.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,619 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,839
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Harrisonburg city scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,812 of 2,057 scored counties and #88 of 92 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 home repair companies in Harrisonburg city. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Harrisonburg city spend about $45.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,619 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 home repair companies, that is $2M per company, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Harrisonburg city classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 511 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrisonburg city declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Harrisonburg city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 511 | 654 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.0% | +4.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,619 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $62,254 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 34+36.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 555
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Harrisonburg city, 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 Harrisonburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,839−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 17,360
- Median age
- 31.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 39%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 17 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,964
- Median household income
- $62,254+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,014
- Median home value
- $299,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,193
- Daytime population
- 64,079Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 90 | 34 | 3.0 | $13.3M | +2.1% | #3 of 2,057 |
| 2Alexandria city, VA | 87 | 44 | 5.8 | $6.4M | +1.0% | #6 of 2,057 |
| 3Falls Church city, VA | 87 | 6 | 9.6 | $4.4M | +3.3% | #7 of 2,057 |
| 4Albemarle County, VA | 86 | 39 | 8.5 | $4.1M | +5.1% | #14 of 2,057 |
| 5Suffolk city, VA | 86 | 30 | 7.9 | $4M | +10.4% | #15 of 2,057 |
| 6Caroline County, VA | 85 | 8 | 6.7 | $4.6M | +11.3% | #17 of 2,057 |
| 7James City County, VA | 85 | 32 | 10.0 | $3.5M | +6.2% | #19 of 2,057 |
| 8Prince George County, VA | 83 | 8 | 6.2 | $4.9M | +2.0% | #24 of 2,057 |
| 9Isle of Wight County, VA | 81 | 15 | 9.5 | $3.3M | +6.7% | #38 of 2,057 |
| 10Loudoun County, VA | 80 | 189 | 13.2 | $3.5M | +6.4% | #45 of 2,057 |
| 88Harrisonburg city, VA | 31 | 23 | 13.2 | $2M | −1.7% | #1,812 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Harrisonburg city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many home repair companies are in Harrisonburg city, VA?
Harrisonburg city has 23 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 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Harrisonburg city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $45.5M a year, or $2,619 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,360 households in Harrisonburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrisonburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Harrisonburg city has 13.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Harrisonburg city would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 511 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Harrisonburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Harrisonburg city at 50,839 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,360 households. Median household income in Harrisonburg city is $62,254, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Harrisonburg city scores 31 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,812 of 2,057 scored counties.
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