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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #173 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 83
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $423M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,536 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 337,697
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region comes to about $423M a year: $3,536 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per company, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 83 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 1,221 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #173 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the HVAC and plumbing 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 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,221 | 1,088 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,536 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,667 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98
- Employees, 2023
- 890
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 831 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 337,697+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 119,633
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 140 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,349
- Median household income
- $89,667
- Average household income
- $139,143
- Median home value
- $428,800
- Jobs located here
- 117,586
- Daytime population
- 303,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 78 | 19 | 4.8 | $6.9M | +3.0% | #77 of 1,707 |
| 2Capitol Planning Region, CT | 75 | 221 | 5.7 | $6.1M | +3.1% | #120 of 1,707 |
| 3Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 72 | 83 | 6.9 | $5.1M | +4.1% | #173 of 1,707 |
| 4Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 71 | 62 | 5.4 | $6.1M | +2.0% | #186 of 1,707 |
| 5Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 70 | 53 | 7.2 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #214 of 1,707 |
| 6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 68 | 170 | 7.2 | $5.8M | +3.5% | #250 of 1,707 |
| 7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 65 | 161 | 7.0 | $4.8M | +2.5% | #345 of 1,707 |
| 8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 60 | 133 | 7.4 | $4.5M | +3.2% | #500 of 1,707 |
| 9Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 58 | 30 | 6.3 | $5.6M | +2.2% | #557 of 1,707 |
Other business types in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades67
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters81
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning44
- Pest control70
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $423M a year, or $3,536 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 119,633 households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 6.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.1M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region would have about 89, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,221 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at 337,697 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,633 households. Median household income in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $89,667, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores 72 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #173 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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