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Home repair companies in Suffolk County, MA
The home repair companies in Suffolk County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #20 of 2,057 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 174
- 5 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 253
- −1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,514 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For home repair companies, Suffolk County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #20 of 2,057 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for home repair companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 174 home repair companies in Suffolk County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Suffolk County spend about $1.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,514 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Suffolk County was 253 in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,293 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Suffolk County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Suffolk County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,293 | 453 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.9% | +5.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,514 | $3,680 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 258 → 253−1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $335.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1745 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 473The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents 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 |
Other business types in Suffolk 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 trades84
- HVAC and plumbing84
- Electricians81
- Roofing and gutters83
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control72
- Landscaping and lawn care79
- House cleaning35
- Pest control76
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Suffolk County, MA?
Suffolk County has 174 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 253 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,514 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $6.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Suffolk County has 5.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $6.6M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 473, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,293 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 84 for home repair companies (high), #20 of 2,057 scored counties.
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