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Home repair companies in Plymouth County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Plymouth County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,194 of 2,057 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 378
- 6 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 638
- +12.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $773.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,829
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 378 home repair companies in Plymouth County. 6 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Plymouth County spend about $773.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,809 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 638 businesses with payroll in Plymouth County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 12.3% from 2019. That is one for every 318 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $9.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Plymouth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Plymouth County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Plymouth County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,194 of 2,057 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Plymouth 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 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 318 | 453 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.3% | +5.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,809 | $3,680 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $114,201 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 568 → 638+12.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,590
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $644.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3786 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 319The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 42
- Amount
- $9.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,829+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,141
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 813
- Median household income
- $114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,137
- Median home value
- $556,000
- Jobs located here
- 195,609
- Daytime population
- 454,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Plymouth County, MA | 47 | 378 | 18.6 | $2M | +3.5% | #1,194 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Plymouth 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing50
- Electricians47
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care37
- House cleaning40
- Pest control54
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Plymouth County, MA?
There are 378 home repair companies on map listings in Plymouth County as of September 2026. 6 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 638 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 12.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $773.8M a year, or $3,809 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 378 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plymouth County, MA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Plymouth County has 18.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Plymouth County would have about 319, against 378 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 318 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 47 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,194 of 2,057 scored counties.
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