Groundwork

Home services · County · Vermont

Home repair companies in Rutland County, VT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,837 of 2,057 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
39
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
79
+11.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,918 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,653
−1.4% since 2020

See the home repair companies around any address in Rutland County

The site report maps the home repair companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Rutland County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

For home repair companies, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,837 of 2,057 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 home repair companies in Rutland County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 24% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Rutland County comes to about $73.9M a year: $2,918 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per company, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Rutland County was 79 in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 321 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Rutland County. Population estimates put the population change in Rutland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Rutland 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.

Home repair trades in Rutland County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureRutland CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.411.312.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment321385587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.3%+11.1%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,918$3,176$3,018
Median household income$68,616$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score3047

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71 → 79+11.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
316
Annual payroll, 2023
$17M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
392 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
59,653−1.4% since 2020
Households
25,321
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
931 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,636
Median home value
$229,400
Jobs located here
27,134
Daytime population
57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Rutland County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the home repair companies on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Rutland County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Home repair trades across Vermont

Every Vermont market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Rutland County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lamoille County, VT6454.2$7.6M+1.4%#377 of 2,057
2Addison County, VT64106.7$4.9M+1.8%#381 of 2,057
3Orange County, VT60129.4$3.3M+2.4%#565 of 2,057
4Windsor County, VT59176.7$4.8M−0.7%#600 of 2,057
5Washington County, VT552610.1$3.2M−0.2%#770 of 2,057
6Caledonia County, VT54139.9$3M+0.8%#823 of 2,057
7Chittenden County, VT549513.3$2.6M+0.4%#832 of 2,057
8Franklin County, VT502613.0$2.3M+2.3%#1,025 of 2,057
9Orleans County, VT481512.4$2.4M+0.7%#1,120 of 2,057
10Windham County, VT452311.6$2.6M−1.4%#1,261 of 2,057
11Rutland County, VT303915.4$1.9M−1.4%#1,837 of 2,057

Other business types in Rutland County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Rutland County, VT?

Rutland County has 39 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $73.9M a year, or $2,918 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Rutland County has 15.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Rutland County would have about 30, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 321 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 30 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,837 of 2,057 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rutland County. It maps the home repair companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for home repair companies · All 56 business types in Rutland County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Rutland County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Rutland County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.