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Home repair companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #499 of 2,057 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 314
- 10 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 404
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $780.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,384 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $780.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,384 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per company, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 314 home repair companies on map listings in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region was 404 in 2023. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 62 (upper middle), #499 of 2,057 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the South Central Connecticut 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 571 | 532 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,384 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 404
- Employees, 2023
- 3,269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $267.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 321The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the South Central Connecticut 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region marked.
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 South Central Connecticut 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing65
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters75
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning56
- Pest control69
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 314 home repair companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. 10 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 404 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $780.6M a year, or $3,384 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 314 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 13.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 321, against 314 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 62 for home repair companies (upper middle), #499 of 2,057 scored counties.
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