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Home repair companies in Broome County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Broome County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #448 of 2,057 scored counties
#38 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
79
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
104
+4.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$231.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,826 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
195,736
−1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 79 home repair companies in Broome County. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,826 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Broome County spend about $231.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 79 home repair companies, that is $2.9M per company, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 104 businesses with payroll in Broome County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Broome County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Broome County is 63 (upper middle), #448 of 2,057 scored counties and #38 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Broome County 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.

Home repair trades in Broome County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBroome CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.69.012.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment789587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.0%+0.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,826$3,373$3,018
Median household income$62,616$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6366

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
100 → 104+4.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,251
Annual payroll, 2023
$89.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
792 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The 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 Broome 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 Broome County

Population, 2025 estimate
195,736−1.2% since 2020
Households
82,005
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
280
Median household income
$62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,128
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
82,220
Daytime population
201,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for home repair companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Broome County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New York County, NY823334.3$8.9M−1.3%#28 of 2,057
2Schoharie County, NY8297.0$4.2M+1.4%#29 of 2,057
3Otsego County, NY82177.3$4M+3.8%#30 of 2,057
4Saratoga County, NY81949.2$3.9M+2.3%#35 of 2,057
5Tioga County, NY7873.4$8.7M−1.9%#61 of 2,057
6Allegany County, NY7884.5$6M+0.9%#62 of 2,057
7Madison County, NY77176.5$4.7M−1.2%#78 of 2,057
8Tompkins County, NY77296.7$4.6M−1.4%#79 of 2,057
9Steuben County, NY76123.1$9.3M−1.6%#87 of 2,057
10Livingston County, NY76145.7$5.2M−0.2%#88 of 2,057
38Broome County, NY63799.6$2.9M−1.2%#448 of 2,057

Other business types in Broome County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Broome County, NY?

Broome County has 79 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $231.8M a year, or $2,826 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Broome County has 9.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Broome County would have about 95, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Broome County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 63 for home repair companies (upper middle), #448 of 2,057 scored counties.

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