Contractor response time dataset
A collection instrument for how quickly credentialed radon contractors respond to a homeowner request, by state and request type. Methodology published; zero observations held.
This dataset holds 0 observations
The methodology, the field schema, and the release threshold below are published before any data exists. That is deliberate: definitions fixed in advance cannot later be adjusted to produce a more interesting result, and a reader can see exactly what we have and have not measured.
First release at 500 observations.
Why we do not publish an estimate in the meantime
Response time is precisely the metric a lead platform is tempted to invent, because a fast number sells. It is also the metric a homeowner would most reasonably rely on. Publishing a figure we have not measured would be a marketing claim wearing a dataset’s clothes, and this platform already refuses response-time promises in its prohibited-claim rules — a dataset is not an exemption from that.
How an observation is captured
- Measured from routed requests: the timestamp a request is dispatched, and the timestamp a homeowner confirms first contact in a follow-up.
- Confirmation is homeowner-reported rather than contractor-reported, because the party with an incentive to report favourably should not be the party reporting.
- Requests where the homeowner does not respond to the follow-up are recorded as unknown rather than dropped, and the unknown rate is published alongside any result.
Download and API
- contractor-response-time.csv — 0 rows, comma separated.
- contractor-response-time.json — rows plus the field schema, methodology, and version. Stable URL, same origin, no key required.
- index.json — the catalogue of every dataset, for programmatic discovery.
Licence. CC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution to Radon Connect and a link to the dataset page.
Field schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
requestId | string | Pseudonymous identifier. |
state | string | State the request originated in. |
marketType | enum metro-core · metro-edge · rural | Routing territory class. |
urgency | enum contract-deadline · planning · no-deadline | Urgency the homeowner selected in the funnel. |
hoursToFirstContact | number (hours) | Elapsed time from routing to the homeowner confirming first contact. |
quoteDelivered | boolean | Whether a written quote followed. |
Methodology
The question this answers
After a request is routed, how long does a homeowner actually wait for first contact and for a written quote?
How a row comes to exist
- Rows will be generated from routed requests with homeowner-confirmed contact timestamps.
- Contractor identity is not retained in the published dataset. Aggregates are reported by state and market type.
Inclusion and exclusion
- Requests routed to a credentialed contractor through this platform.
- Requests for ZIPs outside coverage are excluded — nothing was routed, so there is nothing to measure.
What this dataset cannot tell you
- Zero observations are held today. This platform makes no response-time claim and its prohibited-claim gate fails the build on any page that does.
- When published, results will describe contractors in this network responding to requests from this platform, and will not generalise to the industry.
- Homeowner-confirmed timestamps carry recall error. Any release will state the confirmation rate and the unknown rate.
Related
- Radon Quote Line-Item Comparison Dataset — Instrument published, N = 0. What we will collect, and why we will not estimate first.
- Home-Sale Negotiation Outcome Frequency Dataset — Instrument published, N = 0. The taxonomy exists; the distribution does not yet.
- How to choose a radon contractor — The four-step screen: credential, diagnostic, written design, verified result.
- Questions to ask before hiring — Fourteen questions that surface the difference between bids in one phone call.
- Research Center — every dataset, with its provenance and status.
- Research methodology — how this platform builds and checks content.
Sources
- U.S. EPA — Radon
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Free to request and no obligation. We verify credentials with the issuing authority before any request routes to a contractor.