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title: "More Older Americans Living Alone, Home Service Franchises are Growing"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/57fb34bc-a9cf-4291-8d32-4cc091f888a6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/more-older-americans-living-alone-home-service-franchises-are-growing-2720497
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
published: 2022-11-28T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:11:42.253Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/3fc6907485cc8e67e15bf5095da353c51925.jpg
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# More Older Americans Living Alone, Home Service Franchises are Growing

**TL;DR:** Home service franchises are growing as older Americans choose to age in place, increasing demand for home care and repair services. This trend presents a great growth opportunity for franchises that offer handyman services, housekeeping, and more.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-11-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/more-older-americans-living-alone-home-service-franchises-are-growing-2720497).*

## Story

Aging in place has been increasing in popularity in recent years. As older Americans evaluate their futures, many are increasingly interested in staying in their homes as long as possible. Not only is it more comfortable, but it allows for increased independence for a longer period of time.

However, as aging Americans drive this trend, there are concerns about their wellness.

“Americans over the age of 50 who live alone are among the nation’s fastest-growing cohorts, according to The New York Times, but that raises concerns about cost-of-living issues and demographically out-of-sync housing inventory,” Jake Perez wrote for LinkedIn News. “Complicating matters, a growing number — one in six of those who are 55 and older — don't have children, which highlights a looming long-term care crisis over the next few decades.”

Without close family members to help, many of these people need additional support from outside resources. Enter home services franchises.

For franchises that offer things like handyman services, housekeeping, plumbing, heating, pest control, organization and more, this trend presents a great growth opportunity. The home services market is already hot, and this is just another opportunity.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Home Services (sector)
- home services (topic)
- aging in place (topic)
- demographic trends (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/more-older-americans-living-alone-home-service-franchises-are-growing-2720497). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/57fb34bc-a9cf-4291-8d32-4cc091f888a6).