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Home repair companies in Columbia County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Columbia County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,755 of 2,057 scored counties
#48 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
36
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
60
+9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,843 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,132
−0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Columbia County is 33 (lower middle), #1,755 of 2,057 scored counties and #48 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Columbia County comes to about $68.7M a year: $2,843 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Columbia County has 36 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 14.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Columbia County was 60 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 403 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $353K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Columbia County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Columbia 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 Columbia County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.912.812.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment403635587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.1%+5.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,843$2,759$3,018
Median household income$85,351$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3341

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 60+9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
432
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
360 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$353K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
58,132−0.7% since 2020
Households
24,158
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,726
Median home value
$283,200
Jobs located here
21,803
Daytime population
48,504Residents 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 Columbia 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
48Columbia County, WI333614.9$1.9M−0.7%#1,755 of 2,057

Other business types in Columbia County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 home repair companies in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.

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

About $68.7M a year, or $2,843 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 14.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 28, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 403 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 33 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,755 of 2,057 scored counties.

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