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Home repair companies in Lancaster County, VA
The home repair companies in Lancaster County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #988 of 2,057 scored counties
#63 of 92 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,995
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 home repair companies in Lancaster County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Lancaster County spend about $16.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,847 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Lancaster County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 570 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lancaster County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Lancaster County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #988 of 2,057 scored counties and #63 of 92 scored counties in Virginia.
How Lancaster 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.
| Measure | Lancaster County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 570 | 654 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,847 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,713 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,995+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,701
- Median age
- 57.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $69,713+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,227
- Median home value
- $327,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,634
- Daytime population
- 9,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Lancaster County marked.
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 |
| 63Lancaster County, VA | 51 | 7 | 12.3 | $2.3M | +0.9% | #988 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Lancaster County, VA?
There are 7 home repair companies on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Lancaster County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $16.2M a year, or $2,847 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,701 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, VA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Lancaster County has 12.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 570 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 10,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,701 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $69,713, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Lancaster County scores 51 for home repair companies (upper middle), #988 of 2,057 scored counties.
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