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Home repair companies in Kanawha County, WV
The home repair companies in Kanawha County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,174 of 2,057 scored counties
#20 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 83
- 6 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- +22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $199.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,609 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Kanawha County comes to about $199.5M a year: $2,609 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 83 home repair companies, that is $2.4M per company, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Kanawha County has 83 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 12% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kanawha County was 98 in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 780 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kanawha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kanawha County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Kanawha County is 47 (lower middle), #1,174 of 2,057 scored counties and #20 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Kanawha 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 | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 7.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 780 | 928 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.5% | +8.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,609 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 98+22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 836 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents 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 Kanawha 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 |
| 20Kanawha County, WV | 47 | 83 | 10.9 | $2.4M | −4.3% | #1,174 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Kanawha 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians48
- Roofing and gutters43
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control64
- Landscaping and lawn care66
- House cleaning62
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Kanawha County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 home repair companies in Kanawha County. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $199.5M a year, or $2,609 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Kanawha County has 10.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 82, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 780 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,174 of 2,057 scored counties.
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