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Home repair companies in Ulster County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #616 of 2,057 scored counties
#49 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
86
2 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
163
+17.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$244.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,297 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
183,330
+1.1% 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 86 home repair companies in Ulster County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $3,297 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Ulster County spend about $244.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Ulster County in 2023, up 17.3% from 2019. That is one for every 456 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $886K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Ulster County.

Population estimates show Ulster County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Ulster County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #616 of 2,057 scored counties and #49 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Ulster 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 Ulster County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUlster CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.69.012.4
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment456587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.3%+0.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,297$3,373$3,018
Median household income$86,271$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
139 → 163+17.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
987
Annual payroll, 2023
$68.8M
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
101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$886K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
183,330+1.1% since 2020
Households
74,278
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,124 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,353
Median home value
$352,500
Jobs located here
57,240
Daytime population
161,256Residents 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 Ulster 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
49Ulster County, NY598611.6$2.8M+1.1%#616 of 2,057

Other business types in Ulster County

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

Questions

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

Ulster County 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 163 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 17.3% from 2019.

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

About $244.9M a year, or $3,297 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ulster County has 11.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.8M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Ulster County would have about 101, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 456 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 59 for home repair companies (upper middle), #616 of 2,057 scored counties.

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