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Home repair companies in Stafford County, VA
How Stafford County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #126 of 2,057 scored counties
#15 of 92 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 71
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $207.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,803
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Stafford County is 74 (upper middle), #126 of 2,057 scored counties and #15 of 92 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
Households in Stafford County spend about $207.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,962 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per company, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 71 home repair companies on map listings in Stafford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Stafford County in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Stafford County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stafford County grew 8.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stafford 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 | Stafford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 654 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | +4.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,962 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $137,807 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 95−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 636
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Stafford 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 Stafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,803+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 52,326
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 609
- Median household income
- $137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,926
- Median home value
- $485,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,246
- Daytime population
- 142,029Residents 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 Stafford 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 |
| 15Stafford County, VA | 74 | 71 | 13.6 | $2.9M | +8.3% | #126 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Stafford 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
- Home repair trades74
- HVAC and plumbing65
- Electricians90
- Roofing and gutters76
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control65
- Landscaping and lawn care78
- House cleaning58
- Pest control67
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Stafford County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 home repair companies in Stafford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $207.3M a year, or $3,962 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stafford County, VA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Stafford County has 13.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Stafford County would have about 85, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 74 for home repair companies (upper middle), #126 of 2,057 scored counties.
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