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Home repair companies in Cowlitz County, WA
How Cowlitz County, WA 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,333 of 2,057 scored counties
#30 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 65
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $118.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,885
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 home repair companies in Cowlitz County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Cowlitz County spend about $118.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,702 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 65 home repair companies, that is $1.8M per company, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cowlitz County in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 578 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $189K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cowlitz County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cowlitz County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Cowlitz County is 44 (lower middle), #1,333 of 2,057 scored counties and #30 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How Cowlitz County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Cowlitz County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 11.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 578 | 570 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.6% | +10.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,702 | $3,196 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $76,531 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 76+22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $111.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 652 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $189K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,885+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,943
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,141 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $76,531+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,669
- Median home value
- $397,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 95,784Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Washington, with Cowlitz County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 84 | 842 | 8.9 | $4.1M | +3.1% | #21 of 2,057 |
| 2Stevens County, WA | 80 | 11 | 5.7 | $4.7M | +6.6% | #44 of 2,057 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 73 | 24 | 9.2 | $3.1M | +7.8% | #144 of 2,057 |
| 4Pacific County, WA | 71 | 9 | 8.2 | $3.2M | +3.6% | #188 of 2,057 |
| 5Grant County, WA | 70 | 25 | 7.1 | $3.8M | +6.3% | #206 of 2,057 |
| 6Grays Harbor County, WA | 70 | 22 | 7.2 | $3.5M | +3.0% | #208 of 2,057 |
| 7Jefferson County, WA | 69 | 9 | 5.5 | $5M | +2.7% | #224 of 2,057 |
| 8Whatcom County, WA | 67 | 91 | 9.7 | $3M | +3.9% | #297 of 2,057 |
| 9Kitsap County, WA | 67 | 126 | 11.6 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #304 of 2,057 |
| 10Benton County, WA | 66 | 86 | 11.0 | $2.7M | +6.9% | #337 of 2,057 |
| 30Cowlitz County, WA | 44 | 65 | 14.8 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #1,333 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Cowlitz County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many home repair companies are in Cowlitz County, WA?
Cowlitz County has 65 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Cowlitz County, WA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $118.7M a year, or $2,702 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,943 households in Cowlitz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowlitz County, WA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Cowlitz County has 14.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Cowlitz County would have about 49, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 578 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cowlitz County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Cowlitz County at 114,885 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,943 households. Median household income in Cowlitz County is $76,531, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. Cowlitz County scores 44 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,333 of 2,057 scored counties.
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