Appliance Repair Technician Business: Best Cities

Where a solo appliance repair technician business has the most room Our calculation

Sioux Falls, SD ranks first. One-person appliance repair businesses there average $72,500 a year in revenue, with 0.8 appliance repair businesses for every 10,000 residents (typical metro: 1.0). We scored all 125 metros where the Census publishes appliance repair business counts.

1
Sioux FallsSOUTH DAKOTA · SD · $72,500 avg solo revenue · 0.8 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
85
2
New HavenCONNECTICUT · CT · $110,086 avg solo revenue · 0.8 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
80
3
SalemOREGON · OR · $76,267 avg solo revenue · 0.8 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
77
4
BridgeportCONNECTICUT · CT · $79,344 avg solo revenue · 0.8 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
76
5
ManchesterNEW HAMPSHIRE · NH · $132,103 avg solo revenue · 0.9 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
75
6
PhiladelphiaPENNSYLVANIA · PA · $67,269 avg solo revenue · 0.6 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
72
7
BaltimoreMARYLAND · MD · $68,634 avg solo revenue · 0.8 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
71
8
PhoenixARIZONA · AZ · $74,943 avg solo revenue · 1.2 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fast population growth
71
9
CrestviewFLORIDA · FL · $90,200 avg solo revenue · 1.5 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fast population growth
70
10
FresnoCALIFORNIA · CA · $90,991 avg solo revenue · 1.1 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue
69
11
NashvilleTENNESSEE · TN · $66,328 avg solo revenue · 1.1 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fast population growth
68
12
Louisville/Jefferson CountyKENTUCKY · KY · $62,943 avg solo revenue · 0.8 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
68
13
DallasTEXAS · TX · $63,792 avg solo revenue · 1.1 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fast population growth
68
14
SeattleWASHINGTON · WA · $60,932 avg solo revenue · 0.7 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
68
15
TulsaOKLAHOMA · OK · $59,722 avg solo revenue · 0.9 appliance repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on fast population growth
68

Weights: average solo revenue 3, fewer competitors per resident 3, revenue compared with the local employee wage 2, new home permits 1, population growth 1. Each factor is a percentile among these metros.

Top 5 by each factor Government data

Highest solo revenue

Manchester, NH: $132,103
New Haven, CT: $110,086
Fresno, CA: $90,991
Crestview, FL: $90,200
Naples, FL: $87,419

Least competition

Evansville, IN: 0.3 per 10k residents
Dayton, OH: 0.5 per 10k residents
Terre Haute, IN: 0.6 per 10k residents
Toledo, OH: 0.6 per 10k residents
Cincinnati, OH: 0.6 per 10k residents

Most new building

North Port, FL: 19.8 home permits per 1k
Lafayette, IN: 17.9 home permits per 1k
Wilmington, NC: 16.8 home permits per 1k
Cape Coral, FL: 16.6 home permits per 1k
Fayetteville, AR: 15.5 home permits per 1k

Fastest-growing population

Lakeland, FL: +19.8%
Wilmington, NC: +15.9%
Provo, UT: +14.5%
Cape Coral, FL: +14.4%
Austin, TX: +13.9%

Every metro Government data

Click a column to sort. “Rate to match it” is the hourly rate you'd need to bill to replace the local employee median, at our default break-even assumptions (7.65% self-employment tax, 17% benefits, $30,000 overhead, 1,400 billable hours). Try your own numbers in the rate calculator.

#	Metro	Score	Solo revenue	Businesses / 10k people	Employee median	Rate to match it	Permits / 1k
1	Sioux Falls, SD	85	$72,500	0.8	$44,940	$61/hr	7.8
2	New Haven, CT	80	$110,086	0.8	$59,570	$74/hr	1.8
3	Salem, OR	77	$76,267	0.8	$39,030	$56/hr	3.2
4	Bridgeport, CT	76	$79,344	0.8	$62,370	$77/hr	3.6
5	Manchester, NH	75	$132,103	0.9	$55,860	$71/hr	1.5
6	Philadelphia, PA	72	$67,269	0.6	$57,710	$73/hr	2.1
7	Baltimore, MD	71	$68,634	0.8	$53,450	$69/hr	2.0
8	Phoenix, AZ	71	$74,943	1.2	$47,990	$64/hr	7.9
9	Crestview, FL	70	$90,200	1.5	$58,720	$74/hr	11.5
10	Fresno, CA	69	$90,991	1.1	$56,180	$71/hr	3.0
11	Nashville, TN	68	$66,328	1.1	$53,700	$69/hr	9.2
12	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	68	$62,943	0.8	$57,660	$73/hr	4.4
13	Dallas, TX	68	$63,792	1.1	$49,350	$65/hr	8.3
14	Seattle, WA	68	$60,932	0.7	$61,870	$77/hr	3.9
15	Tulsa, OK	68	$59,722	0.9	$45,790	$62/hr	5.0
16	Syracuse, NY	68	$68,405	0.9	$49,570	$66/hr	3.1
17	Johnson City, TN	67	$85,000	1.3	$47,620	$64/hr	4.3
18	Wilmington, NC	66	$66,260	1.4	$46,530	$63/hr	16.8
19	Bozeman, MT	66	$72,583	1.5	$50,320	$66/hr	12.4
20	Denver, CO	65	$74,477	1.2	$59,000	$74/hr	5.3
21	Washington, DC	65	$76,903	1.0	$63,840	$78/hr	2.8
22	North Port, FL	64	$75,500	1.8	$59,870	$75/hr	19.8
23	Naples, FL	64	$87,419	1.9	$64,070	$78/hr	6.9
24	Tucson, AZ	64	$63,724	1.1	$46,520	$63/hr	4.4
25	Clarksville, TN	64	$60,944	1.2	$49,400	$65/hr	8.7
26	Des Moines, IA	63	$46,391	0.8	$43,440	$60/hr	8.5
27	Indianapolis, IN	62	$53,535	0.9	$49,900	$66/hr	5.4
28	Cincinnati, OH	62	$52,389	0.6	$52,120	$68/hr	3.2
29	Honolulu, HI	62	$85,451	1.1	$58,300	$73/hr	1.4
30	Bend, OR	61	$59,043	1.2	$54,330	$70/hr	12.1
31	Huntsville, AL	60	$47,516	0.8	$55,140	$71/hr	8.7
32	Oklahoma City, OK	60	$53,465	1.1	$40,030	$57/hr	5.9
33	Boston, MA	60	$62,690	0.8	$69,610	$83/hr	2.0
34	Omaha, NE	59	$50,145	0.9	$46,270	$63/hr	6.5
35	Lexington, KY	59	$52,118	0.8	$49,200	$65/hr	4.5
36	Austin, TX	59	$55,414	1.2	$49,340	$65/hr	11.3
37	Cape Coral, FL	58	$66,447	3.1	$56,270	$72/hr	16.6
38	Dayton, OH	58	$52,588	0.5	$57,600	$73/hr	2.4
39	Rochester, NY	58	$57,762	0.7	$55,670	$71/hr	1.7
40	Spokane, WA	57	$51,211	0.8	$54,320	$70/hr	5.3
41	Springfield, MO	57	$64,160	1.3	$47,030	$63/hr	3.6
42	Raleigh, NC	57	$53,221	1.2	$47,880	$64/hr	11.8
43	Albuquerque, NM	57	$50,485	0.9	$38,850	$56/hr	3.1
44	Chicago, IL	57	$63,992	0.9	$59,750	$75/hr	1.7
45	Miami, FL	57	$77,894	4.0	$57,030	$72/hr	3.8
46	Knoxville, TN	56	$49,136	1.0	$48,990	$65/hr	8.4
47	San Jose, CA	56	$84,123	1.3	$61,590	$76/hr	2.8
48	Tampa, FL	56	$67,208	1.9	$55,760	$71/hr	6.9
49	Colorado Springs, CO	56	$52,685	1.0	$49,710	$66/hr	7.6
50	San Diego, CA	55	$77,642	1.7	$45,590	$62/hr	3.6
51	Houston, TX	55	$58,874	1.4	$47,750	$64/hr	8.7
52	Portland, OR	55	$55,119	0.8	$58,450	$73/hr	3.3
53	Racine, WI	55	$66,000	0.9	$81,740	$94/hr	3.4
54	Eugene, OR	54	$51,917	0.8	$51,150	$67/hr	4.0
55	Oxnard, CA	54	$71,554	1.2	$50,540	$66/hr	1.9
56	New York, NY	53	$61,164	0.9	$65,190	$79/hr	2.2
57	Columbus, OH	53	$38,659	0.7	$46,550	$63/hr	7.2
58	Boise City, ID	53	$52,763	1.3	$50,840	$67/hr	11.6
59	Fayetteville, AR	53	$51,508	1.3	$46,940	$63/hr	15.5
60	Akron, OH	53	$47,820	0.8	$35,360	$53/hr	1.1
61	Grand Rapids, MI	52	$50,438	0.9	$48,320	$64/hr	3.7
62	Trenton, NJ	51	$51,409	0.7	$86,940	$99/hr	3.0
63	Salt Lake City, UT	51	$53,609	1.2	$49,350	$65/hr	6.0
64	Minneapolis, MN	51	$49,436	0.8	$61,390	$76/hr	3.9
65	Jacksonville, FL	51	$60,735	1.7	$58,640	$74/hr	8.0
66	Hartford, CT	51	$55,671	0.8	$74,360	$88/hr	1.3
67	Atlanta, GA	51	$59,514	1.5	$52,000	$68/hr	5.4
68	Sacramento, CA	48	$63,772	1.5	$59,770	$75/hr	4.4
69	Santa Rosa, CA	48	$62,729	1.1	$64,310	$79/hr	3.5
70	Providence, RI	48	$54,696	0.9	$58,540	$74/hr	1.7
71	Los Angeles, CA	48	$75,591	1.6	$61,150	$76/hr	2.1
72	San Francisco, CA	48	$67,234	1.2	$64,220	$79/hr	1.7
73	Charlotte, NC	48	$55,115	1.3	$57,040	$72/hr	8.0
74	Buffalo, NY	48	$44,262	0.7	$42,980	$60/hr	1.3
75	Orlando, FL	48	$59,786	2.2	$58,240	$73/hr	10.0
76	Riverside, CA	48	$60,247	1.3	$57,610	$73/hr	3.4
77	Lansing, MI	47	$45,091	0.7	$49,820	$66/hr	1.8
78	Provo, UT	47	$46,667	1.1	$58,200	$73/hr	10.2
79	San Antonio, TX	46	$57,426	1.3	$62,400	$77/hr	4.0
80	Lancaster, PA	46	$58,571	1.3	$49,350	$65/hr	2.3
81	Columbia, SC	45	$41,944	1.0	$46,430	$63/hr	7.1
82	Lafayette, IN	45	$29,917	0.7	$44,130	$61/hr	17.9
83	Cleveland, OH	45	$45,917	0.8	$47,720	$64/hr	1.9
84	Fort Collins, CO	45	$53,710	1.3	$58,820	$74/hr	6.6
85	Pittsburgh, PA	44	$45,667	0.8	$50,890	$67/hr	2.4
86	Wichita, KS	43	$44,081	1.1	$39,090	$56/hr	4.8
87	Toledo, OH	42	$45,607	0.6	$58,610	$74/hr	0.8
88	Lincoln, NE	42	$40,148	1.0	$44,990	$61/hr	7.0
89	Ogden, UT	42	$51,453	1.2	$58,240	$73/hr	5.5
90	Canton, OH	42	$47,629	1.0	$44,900	$61/hr	1.6
91	Kansas City, MO	42	$42,339	1.0	$47,110	$63/hr	4.5
92	Little Rock, AR	41	$42,657	1.1	$45,060	$62/hr	4.1
93	Barnstable Town, MA	40	$71,543	1.8	$85,260	$97/hr	2.7
94	Richmond, VA	40	$41,388	1.0	$52,790	$68/hr	6.8
95	Lakeland, FL	40	$47,669	2.0	$50,840	$67/hr	10.4
96	Allentown, PA	40	$40,424	0.9	$45,190	$62/hr	2.3
97	St. Louis, MO	40	$45,826	0.9	$49,930	$66/hr	2.2
98	Virginia Beach, VA	40	$47,670	0.8	$81,000	$94/hr	2.2
99	Greenville, SC	39	$41,895	1.2	$49,320	$65/hr	8.6
100	Fort Wayne, IN	38	$24,581	0.8	$41,290	$58/hr	3.6
101	Charleston, SC	38	$41,645	1.2	$47,600	$64/hr	8.7
102	Casper, WY	38	$32,000	0.8	$43,230	$60/hr	2.5
103	Evansville, IN	37	$18,000	0.3	$34,690	$52/hr	3.0
104	Bakersfield, CA	36	$46,908	1.1	$60,040	$75/hr	3.5
105	Jackson, MS	35	$45,943	1.3	$34,320	$52/hr	2.6
106	Waterbury, CT	35	$47,526	1.0	$62,410	$77/hr	1.1
107	Terre Haute, IN	35	$22,714	0.6	$35,360	$53/hr	1.7
108	Bloomington, IL	34	$31,571	0.8	$46,020	$62/hr	1.6
109	Chattanooga, TN	34	$29,783	1.0	$47,860	$64/hr	5.1
110	Winston, NC	34	$37,167	1.2	$46,370	$63/hr	6.8
111	Roanoke, VA	34	$20,111	0.7	$57,430	$73/hr	2.8
112	Portland, ME	34	$38,400	1.2	$46,440	$63/hr	6.2
113	South Bend, IN	32	$33,208	0.9	$37,340	$55/hr	2.3
114	Anchorage, AK	30	$47,931	1.1	$75,650	$89/hr	0.7
115	El Paso, TX	28	$40,600	1.3	$42,500	$59/hr	2.3
116	Albany, NY	28	$30,434	1.0	$45,550	$62/hr	2.3
117	Columbia, MO	27	$29,238	1.1	$44,930	$61/hr	3.8
118	Memphis, TN	27	$34,893	1.0	$48,660	$65/hr	2.5
119	Detroit, MI	25	$35,555	1.0	$56,030	$71/hr	2.0
120	Baton Rouge, LA	25	$36,971	1.3	$45,500	$62/hr	4.9
121	Augusta, GA	25	$31,379	1.3	$48,120	$64/hr	6.6
122	Pensacola, FL	25	$37,986	1.6	$56,610	$72/hr	6.3
123	Springfield, IL	24	$34,200	1.0	$47,360	$64/hr	1.1
124	New Orleans, LA	20	$33,125	1.0	$60,940	$76/hr	1.7
125	Elkhart, IN	11	$28,605	2.1	$46,900	$63/hr	3.8

How to read this

Revenue is what one-person businesses take in before expenses, not take-home pay. A high figure with lots of competitors per resident usually means a busy but crowded market; a lower figure with few competitors can mean room to grow. Business counts come from the Census Nonemployer Statistics (2024) and County Business Patterns (2023), grouped as “appliance repair”, so they include some firms outside the trade itself.

For pay as an employee in any of these cities, see the appliance repair technician salary overview or the best cities for appliance repair technicians to work.

Census Nonemployer Statistics 2024; County Business Patterns 2023; Census Building Permits 2025; Census population estimates; BLS OEWS May 2025. Our data

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