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Home repair companies in Berkshire County, MA
How Berkshire County, MA 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,059 of 2,057 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 68
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 144
- +3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,224
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 home repair companies in Berkshire County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 5% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $3,133 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Berkshire County spend about $180.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.7M per company, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Berkshire County was 144 in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 400 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Berkshire County.
Population estimates show Berkshire County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Berkshire County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,059 of 2,057 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Berkshire County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Berkshire County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 400 | 453 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.6% | +5.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,133 | $3,680 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $76,013 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 139 → 144+3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 934
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $65.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 681 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Berkshire County, 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 Berkshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,224−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 57,585
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,456
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 55,400
- Daytime population
- 126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Berkshire County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suffolk County, MA | 84 | 174 | 5.3 | $6.6M | +0.1% | #20 of 2,057 |
| 2Hampshire County, MA | 72 | 71 | 11.4 | $2.9M | +10.4% | #163 of 2,057 |
| 3Franklin County, MA | 68 | 27 | 8.6 | $3.5M | −0.3% | #263 of 2,057 |
| 4Bristol County, MA | 64 | 249 | 10.6 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #396 of 2,057 |
| 5Hampden County, MA | 64 | 180 | 9.8 | $3.1M | +0.2% | #397 of 2,057 |
| 6Worcester County, MA | 63 | 441 | 13.1 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #453 of 2,057 |
| 7Dukes County, MA | 62 | 9 | 11.9 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #478 of 2,057 |
| 8Essex County, MA | 62 | 406 | 13.0 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #494 of 2,057 |
| 9Nantucket County, MA | 61 | 8 | 15.2 | $2.9M | +3.6% | #523 of 2,057 |
| 10Middlesex County, MA | 61 | 971 | 15.3 | $2.7M | +2.8% | #530 of 2,057 |
| 12Berkshire County, MA | 49 | 68 | 11.8 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #1,059 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Berkshire County
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 trades49
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians29
- Roofing and gutters69
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control25
- Landscaping and lawn care18
- House cleaning60
- Pest control53
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Berkshire County, MA?
Berkshire County has 68 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Berkshire County, MA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $180.4M a year, or $3,133 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,585 households in Berkshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Berkshire County has 11.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Berkshire County would have about 74, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 400 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Berkshire County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Berkshire County at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. Median household income in Berkshire County is $76,013, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, before inflation.
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. Berkshire County scores 49 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,059 of 2,057 scored counties.
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