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Home repair companies in Bayfield County, WI

The home repair companies in Bayfield County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #718 of 2,057 scored counties
#13 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
20
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$19.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,598 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,787
+3.4% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Bayfield County comes to about $19.3M a year: $2,598 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Bayfield County has 5 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Bayfield County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 372 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Bayfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Bayfield County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #718 of 2,057 scored counties and #13 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Bayfield County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Bayfield County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBayfield CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.712.812.4
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment372635587
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+5.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,598$2,759$3,018
Median household income$71,151$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 200.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
83
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Bayfield 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 Bayfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,787+3.4% since 2020
Households
7,437
Median age
53.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,478 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$71,151+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,755
Median home value
$240,800
Jobs located here
4,075
Daytime population
13,859Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Bayfield County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, WI7566.3$3.8M+5.2%#99 of 2,057
2Dane County, WI7528011.1$2.7M+4.9%#108 of 2,057
3Pierce County, WI721610.1$2.9M+3.1%#164 of 2,057
4Calumet County, WI68188.4$3.4M+2.9%#264 of 2,057
5Milwaukee County, WI662616.7$3.8M−1.5%#320 of 2,057
6Kenosha County, WI657210.4$2.7M−0.4%#367 of 2,057
7Ozaukee County, WI644612.0$2.7M+3.0%#407 of 2,057
8Taylor County, WI6356.2$4.1M+0.9%#427 of 2,057
9Vernon County, WI59118.9$2.9M+2.4%#612 of 2,057
10Trempealeau County, WI58129.6$2.8M+1.1%#655 of 2,057
13Bayfield County, WI5656.7$3.9M+3.4%#718 of 2,057

Other business types in Bayfield County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Bayfield County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 home repair companies in Bayfield County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Bayfield County, WI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $19.3M a year, or $2,598 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,437 households in Bayfield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bayfield County, WI compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Bayfield County has 6.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.9M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Bayfield County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 372 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Bayfield County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Bayfield County at 16,787 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,437 households. The median household income in Bayfield County is $71,151 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Bayfield County scores 56 for home repair companies (upper middle), #718 of 2,057 scored counties.

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