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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 1,707 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 53
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $270.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,651 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region comes to about $270.5M a year: $3,651 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per company, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region was 57 in 2023. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 70 (upper middle), #214 of 1,707 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,299 | 1,088 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,651 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57
- Employees, 2023
- 458
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 532 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 trades56
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians42
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care30
- House cleaning75
- Pest control75
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
There are 53 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $270.5M a year, or $3,651 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 7.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% 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 national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 57, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 70 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #214 of 1,707 scored counties.
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