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Home repair companies in Dutchess County, NY

The home repair companies in Dutchess County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #482 of 2,057 scored counties
#39 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
131
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
270
−4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$416M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,578 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
300,708
+1.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 home repair companies in Dutchess County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 9% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Dutchess County comes to about $416M a year: $3,578 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Dutchess County was 270 in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 431 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $320K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Dutchess County.

Population estimates put the population change in Dutchess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Dutchess County is 62 (upper middle), #482 of 2,057 scored counties and #39 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dutchess 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 Dutchess County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDutchess CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.39.012.4
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment431587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.6%+0.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,578$3,373$3,018
Median household income$99,478$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6266

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
283 → 270−4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,217
Annual payroll, 2023
$75.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1314 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
171The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$320K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County

Population, 2025 estimate
300,708+1.5% since 2020
Households
116,275
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
796 sq. mi.
People per square mile
375
Median household income
$99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,997
Median home value
$400,600
Jobs located here
112,196
Daytime population
274,540Residents 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 Dutchess 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
39Dutchess County, NY6213111.3$3.2M+1.5%#482 of 2,057

Other business types in Dutchess County

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

Questions

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

There are 131 home repair companies on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 270 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019.

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

About $416M a year, or $3,578 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dutchess County has 11.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.2M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 171, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 431 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 62 for home repair companies (upper middle), #482 of 2,057 scored counties.

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