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Home repair companies in the Capitol Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Capitol Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #308 of 2,057 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 518
- 21 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 643
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,468 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 994,115
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,468 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in the Capitol Planning Region spend about $1.4B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.6M per company, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Capitol Planning Region has 518 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 643 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Capitol Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 608 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $9.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Capitol Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Capitol Planning Region grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Capitol Planning Region scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #308 of 2,057 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the Capitol Planning Region 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 | Capitol Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 608 | 532 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,468 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $93,394 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 643
- Employees, 2023
- 7,724
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $661.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51821 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 558The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 35
- Amount
- $9.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Capitol Planning Region, 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 Capitol Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 994,115+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 391,113
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,027 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 951
- Median household income
- $93,394
- Average household income
- $125,849
- Median home value
- $323,700
- Jobs located here
- 527,329
- Daytime population
- 1,033,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 67 | 137 | 11.8 | $2.8M | +2.0% | #302 of 2,057 |
| 2Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 67 | 161 | 13.5 | $2.6M | +4.1% | #307 of 2,057 |
| 3Capitol Planning Region, CT | 67 | 518 | 13.2 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #308 of 2,057 |
| 4Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 65 | 47 | 11.9 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #363 of 2,057 |
| 5South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 62 | 314 | 13.6 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #499 of 2,057 |
| 6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 61 | 397 | 16.9 | $2.5M | +3.5% | #539 of 2,057 |
| 7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 56 | 122 | 16.5 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #753 of 2,057 |
| 8Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 50 | 72 | 15.0 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #1,031 of 2,057 |
| 9Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 49 | 304 | 16.9 | $2M | +3.2% | #1,086 of 2,057 |
Other business types in the Capitol Planning Region
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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing75
- Electricians54
- Roofing and gutters80
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning65
- Pest control72
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Capitol Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 518 home repair companies in the Capitol Planning Region. 21 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 643 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Capitol Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.4B a year, or $3,468 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 518 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 391,113 households in the Capitol Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Capitol Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Capitol Planning Region has 13.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Capitol Planning Region would have about 558, against 518 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 608 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is the Capitol Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Capitol Planning Region at 994,115 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 391,113 households. The median household income in the Capitol Planning Region is $93,394 a year, 16% 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 Capitol Planning Region scores 67 for home repair companies (upper middle), #308 of 2,057 scored counties.
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