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Home repair companies in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #12 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
1,707
57 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
2,623
+8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.6B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,492 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,161,883
+3.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #12 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for home repair companies.

At $3,492 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area spend about $5.6B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.3M per company, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 1,707 home repair companies on map listings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 57 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Official counts show 2,623 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 613 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 151 SBA-backed loans worth $53.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area 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.

Home repair trades in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.611.012.4
Spending per listing$3.3M$2.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment613570587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.3%+10.8%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,492$3,196$3,018
Median household income$115,177$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score7768

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
2,623+8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
37,486
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,70757 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,313The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
151
Amount
$53.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area, 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 the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,161,883+3.3% since 2020
Households
1,608,596
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
5,870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
692
Median household income
$115,177+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$158,706
Median home value
$717,500
Jobs located here
2,129,194
Daytime population
4,229,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Washington

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA771,70710.6$3.3M+3.3%#12 of 387
2Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA6812611.6$2.8M+2.7%#51 of 387
3Bellingham, WA67919.7$3M+3.9%#58 of 387
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA651,14711.4$2.8M+1.0%#71 of 387
4Kennewick-Richland, WA6412211.3$2.6M+6.5%#82 of 387
5Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA6115112.7$2.4M+2.8%#109 of 387
6Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA535812.2$2.4M+5.0%#171 of 387
7Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA5327911.7$2.4M+3.5%#173 of 387
8Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA516612.6$2.3M+2.4%#182 of 387
Lewiston, ID-WA433212.0$2.2M+1.5%#236 of 387

Other business types in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,707 home repair companies in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area. 57 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 2,623 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $5.6B a year, or $3,492 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,707 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,608,596 households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has 10.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.3M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area would have about 2,313, against 1,707 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 613 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area at 4,161,883 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,608,596 households. The median household income in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area is $115,177 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area scores 77 for home repair companies (high), #12 of 387 scored metro areas.

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