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Home repair companies in Milwaukee County, WI
The home repair companies in Milwaukee County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #320 of 2,057 scored counties
#5 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 261
- 6 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 287
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 261 home repair companies in Milwaukee County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Milwaukee County spend about $1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,557 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 58% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 287 businesses with payroll in Milwaukee County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,367 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Milwaukee County.
Population estimates show Milwaukee County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For home repair companies, Milwaukee County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #320 of 2,057 scored counties and #5 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Milwaukee 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.
| Measure | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,367 | 635 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | +5.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,557 | $2,759 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 264 → 287+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,839
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $400.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2616 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 413The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $6.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, WI | 75 | 6 | 6.3 | $3.8M | +5.2% | #99 of 2,057 |
| 2Dane County, WI | 75 | 280 | 11.1 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #108 of 2,057 |
| 3Pierce County, WI | 72 | 16 | 10.1 | $2.9M | +3.1% | #164 of 2,057 |
| 4Calumet County, WI | 68 | 18 | 8.4 | $3.4M | +2.9% | #264 of 2,057 |
| 5Milwaukee County, WI | 66 | 261 | 6.7 | $3.8M | −1.5% | #320 of 2,057 |
| 6Kenosha County, WI | 65 | 72 | 10.4 | $2.7M | −0.4% | #367 of 2,057 |
| 7Ozaukee County, WI | 64 | 46 | 12.0 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #407 of 2,057 |
| 8Taylor County, WI | 63 | 5 | 6.2 | $4.1M | +0.9% | #427 of 2,057 |
| 9Vernon County, WI | 59 | 11 | 8.9 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #612 of 2,057 |
| 10Trempealeau County, WI | 58 | 12 | 9.6 | $2.8M | +1.1% | #655 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Milwaukee 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 trades66
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control53
- Landscaping and lawn care60
- House cleaning41
- Pest control61
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Milwaukee County, WI?
Milwaukee County has 261 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 287 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1B a year, or $2,557 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 261 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Milwaukee County has 6.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.8M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 413, against 261 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,367 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 66 for home repair companies (upper middle), #320 of 2,057 scored counties.
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