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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #186 of 1,707 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 62
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $379.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 284,015
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $379.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,274 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.1M per company, 29% 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 62 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,219 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $701K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #186 of 1,707 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the Southeastern 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 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,219 | 1,088 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,274 | $3,545 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $86,586 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95
- Employees, 2023
- 557
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 623 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $701K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Southeastern 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 284,015+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,768
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 468
- Median household income
- $86,586
- Average household income
- $111,769
- Median home value
- $323,400
- Jobs located here
- 118,380
- Daytime population
- 270,328Residents 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 Southeastern 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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing71
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters79
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning51
- Pest control74
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $379.1M a year, or $3,274 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 5.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 80, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,219 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 7% 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 71 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #186 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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