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Home repair companies in Bennington County, VT
The home repair companies in Bennington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,865 of 2,057 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 27
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Bennington County is 29 (lower middle), #1,865 of 2,057 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 home repair companies in Bennington County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 45% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Bennington County comes to about $45.7M a year: $3,047 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Bennington County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 394 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bennington County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bennington County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Bennington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 11.3 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 394 | 385 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +11.1% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,047 | $3,176 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 380.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 206
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Bennington 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 Bennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lamoille County, VT | 64 | 5 | 4.2 | $7.6M | +1.4% | #377 of 2,057 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 64 | 10 | 6.7 | $4.9M | +1.8% | #381 of 2,057 |
| 3Orange County, VT | 60 | 12 | 9.4 | $3.3M | +2.4% | #565 of 2,057 |
| 4Windsor County, VT | 59 | 17 | 6.7 | $4.8M | −0.7% | #600 of 2,057 |
| 5Washington County, VT | 55 | 26 | 10.1 | $3.2M | −0.2% | #770 of 2,057 |
| 6Caledonia County, VT | 54 | 13 | 9.9 | $3M | +0.8% | #823 of 2,057 |
| 7Chittenden County, VT | 54 | 95 | 13.3 | $2.6M | +0.4% | #832 of 2,057 |
| 8Franklin County, VT | 50 | 26 | 13.0 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #1,025 of 2,057 |
| 9Orleans County, VT | 48 | 15 | 12.4 | $2.4M | +0.7% | #1,120 of 2,057 |
| 10Windham County, VT | 45 | 23 | 11.6 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #1,261 of 2,057 |
| 12Bennington County, VT | 29 | 27 | 18.0 | $1.7M | −1.8% | #1,865 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Bennington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many home repair companies are in Bennington County, VT?
Bennington County has 27 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $45.7M a year, or $3,047 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Bennington County has 18.0 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Bennington County would have about 19, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 394 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 29 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,865 of 2,057 scored counties.
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