Market Data

Best Cities to Open a Remodeling Business in 2026 (Market Data)

There are 117,556 residential remodelers across the 386 U.S. metros we track — an average of 40.7 per 100,000 residents (the typical metro has 33.2). The least-saturated markets have the most room for a well-marketed remodeling business. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2022) and Population Estimates (2023).

Most underserved · residential remodelers per 100k

Texarkana, TX6.2Laredo, TX7.1McAllen, TX7.2Albany, GA8.2Wildwood, FL8.6Brownsville, TX9.1Odessa, TX9.1Anniston, AL9.4Sumter, SC9.6Florence, AL9.7

Most saturated · residential remodelers per 100k

Barnstable Town, MA187.7Bozeman, MT104.4Santa Rosa, CA99.8Pittsfield, MA97Naples, FL89.5Napa, CA89.3Kingston, NY88.8Mount Vernon, WA82.9Bellingham, WA82.8Coeur d'Alene, ID80

All 386 residential remodelers markets by state

Number shown is residential remodelers per 100,000 residents. Lower = less saturated.