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Home repair companies in Fayette County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Fayette County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #556 of 2,057 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,165
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fayette County spend about $38.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,394 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per company, 96% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 8 home repair companies on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Fayette County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,227 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County declined 5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #556 of 2,057 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Fayette County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Fayette County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 7.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,227 | 928 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,394 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $53,194 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,165−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,948
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 662 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $53,194+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,298
- Median home value
- $105,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,970
- Daytime population
- 33,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 82 | 25 | 11.0 | $3M | +9.2% | #31 of 2,057 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 81 | 53 | 10.4 | $2.8M | +13.7% | #41 of 2,057 |
| 3Mineral County, WV | 73 | 6 | 5.4 | $4.9M | −0.4% | #131 of 2,057 |
| 4Hampshire County, WV | 67 | 7 | 8.1 | $3.2M | +4.4% | #294 of 2,057 |
| 5Monongalia County, WV | 65 | 48 | 10.8 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #368 of 2,057 |
| 6Jackson County, WV | 64 | 5 | 4.3 | $5.8M | −1.0% | #379 of 2,057 |
| 7Wayne County, WV | 64 | 7 | 4.4 | $5.7M | −4.0% | #380 of 2,057 |
| 8Marion County, WV | 63 | 16 | 6.9 | $3.9M | −1.2% | #429 of 2,057 |
| 9Hancock County, WV | 63 | 9 | 7.0 | $3.6M | −4.5% | #433 of 2,057 |
| 10Preston County, WV | 62 | 7 | 5.5 | $4.7M | −0.6% | #471 of 2,057 |
| 11Fayette County, WV | 60 | 8 | 5.0 | $4.8M | −5.6% | #556 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Fayette 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Fayette County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 home repair companies in Fayette County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Fayette County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $38.2M a year, or $2,394 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,948 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, WV compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Fayette County has 5.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $4.8M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Fayette County would have about 16, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,227 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 38,165 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,948 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $53,194 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Fayette County scores 60 for home repair companies (upper middle), #556 of 2,057 scored counties.
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