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Home repair companies in Hillsborough County, NH
The home repair companies in Hillsborough County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,041 of 2,057 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 281
- 11 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 416
- +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $611.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 281 home repair companies in Hillsborough County. 11 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in Hillsborough County spend about $611.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,625 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hillsborough County was 416 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 406 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hillsborough County.
Population estimates show Hillsborough County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Hillsborough County is 50 (upper middle), #1,041 of 2,057 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Hillsborough County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Hillsborough County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 15.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 406 | 363 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +18.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,625 | $3,518 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 363 → 416+14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,576
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $281.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 252The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $9.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for home repair companies, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Hillsborough County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coos County, NH | 69 | 6 | 4.3 | $6.3M | +0.4% | #222 of 2,057 |
| 2Sullivan County, NH | 65 | 9 | 5.4 | $5.8M | +2.1% | #344 of 2,057 |
| 3Grafton County, NH | 63 | 36 | 9.7 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #435 of 2,057 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 53 | 79 | 15.2 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #899 of 2,057 |
| 5Hillsborough County, NH | 50 | 281 | 16.7 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #1,041 of 2,057 |
| 6Rockingham County, NH | 48 | 233 | 18.3 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #1,137 of 2,057 |
| 7Carroll County, NH | 48 | 34 | 15.6 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #1,138 of 2,057 |
| 8Cheshire County, NH | 45 | 46 | 15.0 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #1,278 of 2,057 |
| 9Merrimack County, NH | 45 | 101 | 16.6 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #1,283 of 2,057 |
| 10Belknap County, NH | 34 | 55 | 20.9 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #1,740 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 trades50
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians45
- Roofing and gutters69
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control46
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning49
- Pest control68
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Hillsborough County, NH?
There are 281 home repair companies on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. 11 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 416 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, NH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $611.7M a year, or $3,625 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 281 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,740 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, NH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Hillsborough County has 16.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 252, against 281 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 406 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in Hillsborough County is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hillsborough County scores 50 for home repair companies (upper middle), #1,041 of 2,057 scored counties.
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