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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #248 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 59
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +35.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $203.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,658 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,013
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,658 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Auburn-Opelika metro area spend about $203.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 59 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.5M per company, 27% below 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 59 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Auburn-Opelika metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Auburn-Opelika metro area in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,345 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Auburn-Opelika metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Auburn-Opelika metro area grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Auburn-Opelika metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #248 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Auburn-Opelika metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Auburn-Opelika metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,345 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.7% | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,658 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $63,649 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57+35.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 593 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Auburn-Opelika 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 Auburn-Opelika metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,013+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 76,673
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,216 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $63,649
- Average household income
- $87,657
- Median home value
- $247,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,655
- Daytime population
- 195,094Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 71 | 129 | 6.3 | $5M | +12.5% | #43 of 387 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 59 | 56 | 4.4 | $5.9M | −1.3% | #120 of 387 |
| 2Montgomery, AL | 57 | 83 | 5.5 | $4.9M | +0.9% | #136 of 387 |
| 3Tuscaloosa, AL | 53 | 62 | 5.9 | $4.5M | +2.9% | #174 of 387 |
| 4Auburn-Opelika, AL | 44 | 59 | 7.7 | $3.5M | +7.1% | #248 of 387 |
| 5Dothan, AL | 43 | 40 | 6.6 | $3.9M | +3.4% | #251 of 387 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 38 | 354 | 7.6 | $3.8M | +1.4% | #289 of 387 |
| 7Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 36 | 122 | 12.4 | $2.4M | +14.8% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Gadsden, AL | 35 | 21 | 5.3 | $4.6M | +0.4% | #304 of 387 |
| 9Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 35 | 48 | 7.6 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #317 of 387 |
Other business types in the Auburn-Opelika metro area
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 plumbing44
- Electricians75
- Roofing and gutters73
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care56
- House cleaning75
- Pest control37
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Auburn-Opelika metro area. 3 of them (5%) 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, up 35.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $203.8M a year, or $2,658 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 76,673 households in the Auburn-Opelika metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Auburn-Opelika metro area has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.5M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Auburn-Opelika metro area would have about 43, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,345 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Auburn-Opelika metro area at 208,013 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,673 households. Median household income in the Auburn-Opelika metro area is $63,649, 21% below 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 Auburn-Opelika metro area scores 44 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #248 of 387 scored metro areas.
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