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Home repair companies in Portsmouth city, VA
The home repair companies in Portsmouth city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,127 of 2,057 scored counties
#68 of 92 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 46
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,544 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,777
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,544 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Portsmouth city spend about $102.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 46 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Portsmouth city has 46 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Portsmouth city in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 916 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Portsmouth city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Portsmouth city declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Portsmouth city has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,127 of 2,057 scored counties and #68 of 92 scored counties in Virginia.
How Portsmouth 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 | Portsmouth city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 916 | 654 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | +4.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,544 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,491 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 44−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 682
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 462 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,777−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,288
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,919
- Median household income
- $60,491+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,856
- Median home value
- $246,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,664
- Daytime population
- 87,378Residents 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 Portsmouth city 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 |
| 68Portsmouth city, VA | 48 | 46 | 11.4 | $2.2M | −1.2% | #1,127 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Portsmouth 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 trades48
- HVAC and plumbing46
- Electricians44
- Roofing and gutters58
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control65
- Landscaping and lawn care69
- House cleaning56
- Pest control38
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Portsmouth city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 home repair companies in Portsmouth city. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Portsmouth city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $102.5M a year, or $2,544 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,288 households in Portsmouth city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portsmouth city, VA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Portsmouth city has 11.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Portsmouth city would have about 42, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 916 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Portsmouth city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Portsmouth city at 96,777 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,288 households. The median household income in Portsmouth city is $60,491 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Portsmouth city scores 48 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,127 of 2,057 scored counties.
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