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Home repair companies in Strafford County, NH
The home repair companies in Strafford County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #899 of 2,057 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 79
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- +11.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $174.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,353 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 79 home repair companies in Strafford County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Strafford County comes to about $174.6M a year: $3,353 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per company, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Strafford County was 121 in 2023, up 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 430 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Strafford County.
Population estimates put the population change in Strafford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Strafford County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #899 of 2,057 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Strafford 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 15.8 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 430 | 363 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.0% | +18.9% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,353 | $3,518 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 109 → 121+11.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 817
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $60.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 791 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents 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 Strafford 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 Strafford 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 trades53
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians35
- Roofing and gutters80
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control39
- Landscaping and lawn care38
- House cleaning46
- Pest control66
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Strafford County, NH?
Strafford County has 79 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 121 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 11.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $174.6M a year, or $3,353 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Strafford County has 15.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Strafford County would have about 72, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 430 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 53 for home repair companies (upper middle), #899 of 2,057 scored counties.
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