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Home repair companies in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #539 of 2,057 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 397
- 9 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 501
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $981.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $4,170 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 640,482
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,170 per household (38% above the U.S. average), households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region spend about $981.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 397 home repair companies, that is $2.5M per company, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 397 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.9 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 501 businesses with payroll in the Western Connecticut Planning Region classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors. That is one for every 470 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $11.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates show the Western Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #539 of 2,057 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Western 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 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 470 | 532 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $4,170 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $128,188 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 501
- Employees, 2023
- 3,728
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $298.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3979 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 404The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $11.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Western 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 640,482+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 235,379
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,178
- Median household income
- $128,188
- Average household income
- $214,675
- Median home value
- $652,900
- Jobs located here
- 282,077
- Daytime population
- 636,160Residents 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 Western 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing68
- Electricians57
- Roofing and gutters72
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control35
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning48
- Pest control74
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 397 home repair companies in the Western Connecticut Planning Region. 9 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 501 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $981.4M a year, or $4,170 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 397 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 235,379 households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 16.9 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 36% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region would have about 404, against 397 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 470 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Western Connecticut Planning Region at 640,482 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 235,379 households. The median household income in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is $128,188 a year, 59% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 61 for home repair companies (upper middle), #539 of 2,057 scored counties.
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