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HVAC and plumbing companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #345 of 1,707 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties 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
Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 HVAC and plumbing companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $3,384 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $780.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 196 businesses with payroll in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #345 of 1,707 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the South Central Connecticut 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,177 | 1,088 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 65 | 65 |
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 South Central Connecticut 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- 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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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 South Central Connecticut 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing65
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters75
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning56
- Pest control69
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
There are 161 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT 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. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region 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 national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 65 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #345 of 1,707 scored counties.
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