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Home repair companies in Waukesha County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,415 of 2,057 scored counties
#32 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
312
13 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
385
+1.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$550.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,261 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.5
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,210
+2.4% 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

At $3,261 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Waukesha County spend about $550.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Waukesha County has 312 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Official counts show 385 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Waukesha County in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 438 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $16.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Waukesha County.

Population estimates show Waukesha County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Waukesha County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,415 of 2,057 scored counties and #32 of 64 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Waukesha 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 Waukesha County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWaukesha CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.512.812.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment438635587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.9%+5.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,261$2,759$3,018
Median household income$106,076$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
378 → 385+1.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,789
Annual payroll, 2023
$580.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
227The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
22
Amount
$16.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
417,210+2.4% since 2020
Households
168,658
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
550 sq. mi.
People per square mile
749
Median household income
$106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,605
Median home value
$398,200
Jobs located here
265,439
Daytime population
468,429Residents 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 Waukesha 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
32Waukesha County, WI4231218.5$1.8M+2.4%#1,415 of 2,057

Other business types in Waukesha County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 312 home repair companies in Waukesha County. 13 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 385 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019.

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

About $550.1M a year, or $3,261 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 312 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Waukesha County has 18.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 227, against 312 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 438 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,415 of 2,057 scored counties.

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