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Home repair companies in Monroe County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,962 of 2,057 scored counties
#60 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
36
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
38
+15.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,571 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.7
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,572
+0.6% 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

Monroe County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,962 of 2,057 scored counties and #60 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,571 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $47M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.3M per company, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 36 home repair companies on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 59% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 482 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $729K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Monroe County. Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.712.812.4
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment482635587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.2%+5.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,571$2,759$3,018
Median household income$69,467$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2341

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 38+15.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
178
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.1M
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
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$729K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
46,572+0.6% since 2020
Households
18,301
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
901 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$69,467+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,535
Median home value
$210,000
Jobs located here
19,806
Daytime population
44,513Residents 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 Monroe 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
60Monroe County, WI233619.7$1.3M+0.6%#1,962 of 2,057

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 home repair companies in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019.

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

About $47M a year, or $2,571 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,301 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 19.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Monroe County would have about 19, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 46,572 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,301 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $69,467 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.6% 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. Monroe County scores 23 for home repair companies (low), #1,962 of 2,057 scored counties.

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