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Home repair companies in Connecticut

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Connecticut, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
2,072
59 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
2,698
+4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.1B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
Listings per 10k households
14.4
16% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.5M
In line with the U.S.
Rank among states
#17 of 51
Market score 61 · Upper middle

A site report maps the home repair companies on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 2,072 home repair companies on map listings in Connecticut as of September 2026. 59 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.4 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $3,545 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Connecticut spend about $5.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 2,072 home repair companies, that is $2.5M per company, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 2,698 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Connecticut in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 532 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 157 SBA-backed loans worth $49.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #17 for home repair companies, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest (69). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (69).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT6913711.8$2.8M+2.0%#48 of 387
2Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT6764013.8$2.5M+3.0%#61 of 387
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT6455815.7$2.5M+3.7%#83 of 387
4New Haven, CT6331413.6$2.5M+2.5%#91 of 387
5Waterbury-Shelton, CT4530416.9$2M+3.2%#229 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam, CT694711.9$2.8M+3.0%#59 of 526
2Torrington, CT557215.0$2.3M+2.2%#201 of 526

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT6713711.8$2.8M+2.0%#302 of 2,057
2Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT6716113.5$2.6M+4.1%#307 of 2,057
3Capitol Planning Region, CT6751813.2$2.6M+3.1%#308 of 2,057
4Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT654711.9$2.8M+3.0%#363 of 2,057
5South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT6231413.6$2.5M+2.5%#499 of 2,057
6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT6139716.9$2.5M+3.5%#539 of 2,057
7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT5612216.5$2.2M+2.3%#753 of 2,057
8Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT507215.0$2.3M+2.2%#1,031 of 2,057
9Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT4930416.9$2M+3.2%#1,086 of 2,057

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Connecticut?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,072 home repair companies in Connecticut. 59 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 2,698 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $5.1B a year, or $3,545 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,072 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Connecticut has 14.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Connecticut would have about 2,093, against 2,072 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for home repair companies?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 61 for home repair companies (upper middle), #17 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Connecticut. It maps the home repair companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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