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Home repair companies in James City County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #19 of 2,057 scored counties
#7 of 92 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
32
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
39
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$110.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,457 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,326
+6.2% 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

James City County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #19 of 2,057 scored counties and #7 of 92 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 home repair companies in James City County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in James City County comes to about $110.6M a year: $3,457 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in James City County was 39 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 820 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $197K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in James City County. Population estimates put the population change in James City County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How James City County 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.

Home repair trades in James City County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureJames City CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.011.412.4
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment820654587
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+4.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,457$3,295$3,018
Median household income$109,985$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score8574

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 390.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
333
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$197K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,326+6.2% since 2020
Households
31,990
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
142 sq. mi.
People per square mile
569
Median household income
$109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,336
Median home value
$447,200
Jobs located here
27,780
Daytime population
77,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with James City County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arlington County, VA90343.0$13.3M+2.1%#3 of 2,057
2Alexandria city, VA87445.8$6.4M+1.0%#6 of 2,057
3Falls Church city, VA8769.6$4.4M+3.3%#7 of 2,057
4Albemarle County, VA86398.5$4.1M+5.1%#14 of 2,057
5Suffolk city, VA86307.9$4M+10.4%#15 of 2,057
6Caroline County, VA8586.7$4.6M+11.3%#17 of 2,057
7James City County, VA853210.0$3.5M+6.2%#19 of 2,057
8Prince George County, VA8386.2$4.9M+2.0%#24 of 2,057
9Isle of Wight County, VA81159.5$3.3M+6.7%#38 of 2,057
10Loudoun County, VA8018913.2$3.5M+6.4%#45 of 2,057

Other business types in James City County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in James City County, VA?

There are 32 home repair companies on map listings in James City County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in James City County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $110.6M a year, or $3,457 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.

How does James City County, VA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

James City County has 10.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.5M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, James City County would have about 46, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 820 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 James City County, VA growing?

Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County scores 85 for home repair companies (high), #19 of 2,057 scored counties.

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