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HVAC and plumbing companies in Calhoun County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Calhoun County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,343 of 1,707 scored counties
#31 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 33
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $110.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,459 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Calhoun County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,343 of 1,707 scored counties and #31 of 35 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 HVAC and plumbing companies in Calhoun County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Calhoun County spend about $110.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,459 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 29% below 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 30 businesses with payroll in Calhoun County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Calhoun County 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 | Calhoun County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,501 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,459 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 30+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 248
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 333 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Calhoun County, 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 Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Autauga County, AL | 84 | 10 | 4.4 | $6.7M | +5.1% | #33 of 1,707 |
| 2Coffee County, AL | 83 | 5 | 2.4 | $11.3M | +6.3% | #37 of 1,707 |
| 3Madison County, AL | 78 | 96 | 5.8 | $5.4M | +11.0% | #83 of 1,707 |
| 4DeKalb County, AL | 66 | 10 | 3.8 | $6.2M | +3.4% | #293 of 1,707 |
| 5Lawrence County, AL | 60 | 6 | 4.4 | $6M | +2.3% | #486 of 1,707 |
| 6Chilton County, AL | 60 | 12 | 6.7 | $3.9M | +5.9% | #507 of 1,707 |
| 7Tuscaloosa County, AL | 59 | 59 | 6.6 | $4.1M | +3.8% | #544 of 1,707 |
| 8Jackson County, AL | 58 | 6 | 2.8 | $8.9M | +3.3% | #549 of 1,707 |
| 9Montgomery County, AL | 56 | 47 | 5.1 | $5M | −1.1% | #636 of 1,707 |
| 10Limestone County, AL | 55 | 33 | 8.1 | $3.8M | +18.0% | #688 of 1,707 |
| 31Calhoun County, AL | 36 | 33 | 7.3 | $3.4M | −0.3% | #1,343 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Calhoun County
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 trades35
- HVAC and plumbing36
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters32
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control47
- Landscaping and lawn care61
- House cleaning49
- Pest control19
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Calhoun County, AL?
Calhoun County has 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Calhoun County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $110.7M a year, or $2,459 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 45,015 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, AL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Calhoun County has 7.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 23, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Calhoun County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $55,029 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
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. Calhoun County scores 36 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,343 of 1,707 scored counties.
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