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Home repair companies in Lynchburg city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Lynchburg city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,097 of 2,057 scored counties
#67 of 92 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 41
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,543 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,347
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 home repair companies in Lynchburg city. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,543 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Lynchburg city spend about $73M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 41 home repair companies, that is $1.8M per company, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Lynchburg city classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,104 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lynchburg city grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Lynchburg city scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,097 of 2,057 scored counties and #67 of 92 scored counties in Virginia.
How Lynchburg 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 | Lynchburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,104 | 654 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +4.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,543 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $57,947 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 26−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 706
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,347+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 28,701
- Median age
- 33.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 49%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 49 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $57,947+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,031
- Median home value
- $229,800
- Jobs located here
- 48,991
- Daytime population
- 99,233Residents 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 |
| 67Lynchburg city, VA | 49 | 41 | 14.3 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #1,097 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Lynchburg city
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 trades49
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians64
- Roofing and gutters50
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control41
- Landscaping and lawn care51
- House cleaning49
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Lynchburg city, VA?
There are 41 home repair companies on map listings in Lynchburg city as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Lynchburg city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $73M a year, or $2,543 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,701 households in Lynchburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lynchburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Lynchburg city has 14.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Lynchburg city would have about 30, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,104 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lynchburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Lynchburg city at 81,347 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,701 households. Median household income in Lynchburg city is $57,947, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Lynchburg city scores 49 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,097 of 2,057 scored counties.
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