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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Cullman, AL area
How the Cullman, AL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #367 of 476 scored small-town markets
#8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 35
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +31.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,635 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 94,009
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Cullman area is 38 (lower middle), #367 of 476 scored small-town markets and #8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Cullman area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,635 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Cullman area spend about $93.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 35 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.7M per company, 44% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Cullman area was 42 in 2023, up 31.3% from 2019. That is one for every 842 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $333K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Cullman area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cullman area grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Cullman 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 | Cullman area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 842 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.3% | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,635 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $62,656 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42+31.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 351 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $333K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Cullman 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 Cullman area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 94,009+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,347
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 735 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $62,656+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,606
- Median home value
- $199,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,045
- Daytime population
- 83,269Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Cullman area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enterprise, AL | 90 | 5 | 2.4 | $11.3M | +6.3% | #3 of 476 |
| 2Fort Payne, AL | 69 | 10 | 3.8 | $6.2M | +3.4% | #59 of 476 |
| 3Scottsboro, AL | 61 | 6 | 2.8 | $8.9M | +3.3% | #121 of 476 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 59 | 21 | 5.2 | $4.8M | +3.0% | #151 of 476 |
| 4Albertville, AL | 55 | 29 | 8.0 | $3.3M | +6.0% | #184 of 476 |
| 5Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 53 | 22 | 5.8 | $4.2M | 0.0% | #203 of 476 |
| 6Eufaula, AL-GA | 49 | 5 | 4.9 | $4.6M | −1.2% | #248 of 476 |
| 7Selma, AL | 45 | 7 | 4.4 | $4.7M | −7.9% | #281 of 476 |
| 8Cullman, AL | 38 | 35 | 9.9 | $2.7M | +6.7% | #367 of 476 |
| 9Alexander City, AL | 35 | 13 | 7.6 | $3.3M | −0.8% | #385 of 476 |
Other business types in the Cullman area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Cullman, AL area?
The Cullman area has 35 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 31.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Cullman, AL area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $93.1M a year, or $2,635 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 35,347 households in the Cullman area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cullman, AL area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Cullman area has 9.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Cullman area would have about 20, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 842 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cullman, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Cullman area at 94,009 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,347 households. The median household income in the Cullman area is $62,656 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cullman area scores 38 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #367 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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