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Home repair companies in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #27 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
94
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
132
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$348.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,883 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
285,611
−2.0% 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

The Utica-Rome metro area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #27 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for home repair companies.

As of September 2026, map listings count 94 home repair companies in the Utica-Rome metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 37% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,883 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Utica-Rome metro area spend about $348.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 132 businesses with payroll in the Utica-Rome metro area classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 916 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $406K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Utica-Rome metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Utica-Rome metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Utica-Rome 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.

Home repair trades in Utica-Rome, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUtica-Rome metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.89.012.4
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment916587587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%+0.4%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,883$3,373$3,018
Median household income$69,779$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7266

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
132−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
854
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
941 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$406K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
285,611−2.0% since 2020
Households
120,961
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$69,779+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,098
Median home value
$172,900
Jobs located here
118,874
Daytime population
283,084Residents 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 metro areas in New York for home repair companies, numbered among those based in New York, with the Utica-Rome metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ithaca, NY78296.7$4.6M−1.4%#9 of 387
2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY783729.7$3.4M+1.9%#10 of 387
3Syracuse, NY732348.6$3.5M−1.3%#23 of 387
4Utica-Rome, NY72947.8$3.7M−2.0%#27 of 387
5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY714909.8$3.1M−0.8%#32 of 387
6Watertown-Fort Drum, NY70347.1$4M−3.9%#36 of 387
7Binghamton, NY70868.4$3.4M−1.3%#39 of 387
8Rochester, NY7044910.1$3.1M−0.7%#40 of 387
9New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ677,1569.7$3.8M+0.6%#57 of 387
10Elmira, NY64349.6$2.9M−3.9%#80 of 387

Other business types in the Utica-Rome metro area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area?

The Utica-Rome metro area has 94 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 132 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $348.7M a year, or $2,883 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 120,961 households in the Utica-Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Utica-Rome, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

The Utica-Rome metro area has 7.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.7M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the Utica-Rome metro area would have about 144, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 916 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Utica-Rome, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Utica-Rome metro area at 285,611 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 120,961 households. Median household income in the Utica-Rome metro area is $69,779, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. The Utica-Rome metro area scores 72 for home repair companies (upper middle), #27 of 387 scored metro areas.

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