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HVAC and plumbing companies in the New Haven, CT metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the New Haven, CT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #96 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut

Listings
161
7 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
196
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$780.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,384 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
578,741
+2.5% since 2020

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What this means

Households in the New Haven metro area spend about $780.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,384 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 161 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $4.8M per company, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 161 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the New Haven metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 196 businesses with payroll in the New Haven metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,177 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the New Haven metro area.

Population estimates show the New Haven metro area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the New Haven metro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #96 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the New Haven metro area 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.

HVAC and plumbing in New Haven, CT metro area compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureNew Haven metro areaConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.06.56.3
Spending per listing$4.8M$5.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1771,0881,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,384$3,545$3,018
Median household income$88,197$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score6265

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
196
Employees, 2023
1,595
Annual payroll, 2023
$131M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1617 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
164The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$6.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the New Haven 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 New Haven metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
578,741+2.5% since 2020
Households
230,673
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
367 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,554
Median household income
$88,197
Average household income
$121,518
Median home value
$353,100
Jobs located here
298,580
Daytime population
597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the New Haven metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Connecticut

Metro areas in Connecticut ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT742745.9$5.9M+3.0%#25 of 387
2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT71625.4$6.1M+2.0%#42 of 387
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT672537.1$5.6M+3.7%#63 of 387
4New Haven, CT621617.0$4.8M+2.5%#96 of 387
5Waterbury-Shelton, CT541337.4$4.5M+3.2%#168 of 387

Other business types in the New Haven metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the New Haven, CT metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 161 HVAC and plumbing companies in the New Haven metro area. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the New Haven, CT metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $780.6M a year, or $3,384 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 230,673 households in the New Haven metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the New Haven, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The New Haven metro area has 7.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.8M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the New Haven metro area would have about 164, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,177 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the New Haven, CT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the New Haven metro area at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. Median household income in the New Haven metro area is $88,197, 9% 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 New Haven metro area scores 62 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #96 of 387 scored metro areas.

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