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Home repair companies in the Binghamton, NY metro area
The home repair companies in the Binghamton, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #39 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 86
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $292.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,189
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 86 home repair companies in the Binghamton metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Households in the Binghamton metro area spend about $292.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 86 home repair companies, that is $3.4M per company, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 120 businesses with payroll in the Binghamton metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 853 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Binghamton metro area declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in the Binghamton metro area is 70 (upper middle), #39 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Binghamton metro area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Binghamton metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 9.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 853 | 587 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +0.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,862 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,590 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 120+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,317
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 862 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Binghamton metro area, 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 the Binghamton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,189−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,352
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,224 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 200
- Median household income
- $64,590+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,420
- Median home value
- $156,000
- Jobs located here
- 94,944
- Daytime population
- 240,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ithaca, NY | 78 | 29 | 6.7 | $4.6M | −1.4% | #9 of 387 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 78 | 372 | 9.7 | $3.4M | +1.9% | #10 of 387 |
| 3Syracuse, NY | 73 | 234 | 8.6 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #23 of 387 |
| 4Utica-Rome, NY | 72 | 94 | 7.8 | $3.7M | −2.0% | #27 of 387 |
| 5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 71 | 490 | 9.8 | $3.1M | −0.8% | #32 of 387 |
| 6Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 70 | 34 | 7.1 | $4M | −3.9% | #36 of 387 |
| 7Binghamton, NY | 70 | 86 | 8.4 | $3.4M | −1.3% | #39 of 387 |
| 8Rochester, NY | 70 | 449 | 10.1 | $3.1M | −0.7% | #40 of 387 |
| 9New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 67 | 7,156 | 9.7 | $3.8M | +0.6% | #57 of 387 |
| 10Elmira, NY | 64 | 34 | 9.6 | $2.9M | −3.9% | #80 of 387 |
Other business types in the Binghamton metro area
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 trades70
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control41
- Landscaping and lawn care35
- House cleaning43
- Pest control53
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in the Binghamton, NY metro area?
The Binghamton metro area has 86 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Binghamton, NY metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $292.9M a year, or $2,862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 102,352 households in the Binghamton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Binghamton, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
The Binghamton metro area has 8.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.4M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Binghamton metro area would have about 121, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 853 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Binghamton, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Binghamton metro area at 243,189 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 102,352 households. Median household income in the Binghamton metro area is $64,590, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.0%, 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. The Binghamton metro area scores 70 for home repair companies (upper middle), #39 of 387 scored metro areas.
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