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Home repair companies in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 558
- 10 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 713
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 978,179
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 558 home repair companies in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 15.7 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area spend about $1.4B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,956 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 713 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area in 2023. That is one for every 498 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 41 SBA-backed loans worth $15.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #83 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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.
| Measure | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 498 | 532 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,956 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $114,565 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 713
- Employees, 2023
- 5,229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $423.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 578The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 41
- Amount
- $15.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area, 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 the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 978,179+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 355,012
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $114,565
- Average household income
- $189,223
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 399,663
- Daytime population
- 939,733Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 69 | 137 | 11.8 | $2.8M | +2.0% | #48 of 387 |
| 2Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 67 | 640 | 13.8 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #61 of 387 |
| 3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 64 | 558 | 15.7 | $2.5M | +3.7% | #83 of 387 |
| 4New Haven, CT | 63 | 314 | 13.6 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #91 of 387 |
| 5Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 45 | 304 | 16.9 | $2M | +3.2% | #229 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades64
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians51
- Roofing and gutters74
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care33
- House cleaning47
- Pest control73
Real estate
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Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 558 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 713 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.4B a year, or $3,956 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 558 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 355,012 households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 15.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area would have about 578, against 558 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 498 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area at 978,179 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,012 households. Median household income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is $114,565, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 64 for home repair companies (upper middle), #83 of 387 scored metro areas.
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