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Home repair companies in Jefferson County, WV
How Jefferson County, WV 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #31 of 2,057 scored counties
#1 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,247 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,102
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Jefferson County is 82 (high), #31 of 2,057 scored counties and #1 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Jefferson County comes to about $74M a year: $3,247 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 25 home repair companies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $343K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jefferson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 7.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 928 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.7% | +8.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,247 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $98,806 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 28+21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $343K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,102+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,804
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $98,806+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,421
- Median home value
- $350,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,187
- Daytime population
- 48,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for home repair companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Jefferson County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 home repair companies in Jefferson County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $74M a year, or $3,247 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,804 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WV compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Jefferson County has 11.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 31, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 63,102 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,804 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $98,806 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Jefferson County scores 82 for home repair companies (high), #31 of 2,057 scored counties.
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