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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cullman County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cullman County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,439 of 1,707 scored counties
#33 of 35 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Cullman County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,439 of 1,707 scored counties and #33 of 35 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,635 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cullman County spend about $93.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Cullman County has 35 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 57% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cullman County 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 Cullman County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cullman County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cullman 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Cullman County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCullman CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.96.66.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8421,2131,162
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 score3338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 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 Cullman 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 Cullman County

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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HVAC and plumbing across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Cullman County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Autauga County, AL84104.4$6.7M+5.1%#33 of 1,707
2Coffee County, AL8352.4$11.3M+6.3%#37 of 1,707
3Madison County, AL78965.8$5.4M+11.0%#83 of 1,707
4DeKalb County, AL66103.8$6.2M+3.4%#293 of 1,707
5Lawrence County, AL6064.4$6M+2.3%#486 of 1,707
6Chilton County, AL60126.7$3.9M+5.9%#507 of 1,707
7Tuscaloosa County, AL59596.6$4.1M+3.8%#544 of 1,707
8Jackson County, AL5862.8$8.9M+3.3%#549 of 1,707
9Montgomery County, AL56475.1$5M−1.1%#636 of 1,707
10Limestone County, AL55338.1$3.8M+18.0%#688 of 1,707
33Cullman County, AL33359.9$2.7M+6.7%#1,439 of 1,707

Other business types in Cullman County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Cullman County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cullman County. 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 Cullman County, AL 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. 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 35,347 households in Cullman County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cullman County, AL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Cullman County 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 U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cullman County 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 Cullman County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Cullman County at 94,009 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,347 households. Median household income in Cullman County is $62,656, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.5%, 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. Cullman County scores 33 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,439 of 1,707 scored counties.

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