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Home repair companies in Wood County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Wood County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #829 of 2,057 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 35
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,551 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,385
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,551 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Wood County spend about $91.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.6M per company, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 35 home repair companies on map listings in Wood County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,024 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Wood County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Wood County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #829 of 2,057 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Wood 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 | Wood County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 7.5 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,024 | 928 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.9% | +8.0% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,551 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $57,810 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 35−7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 320
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 351 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Wood 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 Wood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,385−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,836
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,213
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,360
- Daytime population
- 85,425Residents 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 |
| 15Wood County, WV | 54 | 35 | 9.8 | $2.6M | −2.1% | #829 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Wood County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Wood County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 home repair companies in Wood County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Wood County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $91.4M a year, or $2,551 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wood County, WV compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Wood County has 9.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Wood County would have about 38, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,024 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Wood County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 54 for home repair companies (upper middle), #829 of 2,057 scored counties.
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