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Home repair companies in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area
The home repair companies in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #48 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 137
- 4 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 183
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $379.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 284,015
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 home repair companies in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area comes to about $379.1M a year: $3,274 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 137 home repair companies, that is $2.8M per company, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 183 businesses with payroll in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 633 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area is 69 (upper middle), #48 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Norwich-New London-Willimantic 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 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 633 | 532 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,274 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $86,586 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 183
- Employees, 2023
- 1,044
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $67.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1374 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 156The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 284,015+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,768
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 468
- Median household income
- $86,586
- Average household income
- $111,769
- Median home value
- $323,400
- Jobs located here
- 118,380
- Daytime population
- 270,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic 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 trades69
- HVAC and plumbing71
- Electricians47
- Roofing and gutters79
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care33
- House cleaning50
- Pest control77
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area?
There are 137 home repair companies on map listings in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 183 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $379.1M a year, or $3,274 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,768 households in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area has 11.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.8M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area would have about 156, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 633 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area is $86,586, 7% 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores 69 for home repair companies (upper middle), #48 of 387 scored metro areas.
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