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HVAC and plumbing companies in Etowah County, AL
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Etowah County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,089 of 1,707 scored counties
#23 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $96.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,448 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,886
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 HVAC and plumbing companies in Etowah County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,448 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Etowah County spend about $96.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $4.6M per company, 3% 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 Etowah County was 35 in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,126 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Etowah County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Etowah County is 43 (lower middle), #1,089 of 1,707 scored counties and #23 of 35 scored counties in Alabama.
How Etowah 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 | Etowah County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,126 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,448 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $54,563 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 35+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Etowah 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 Etowah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,886+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,411
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 535 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 193
- Median household income
- $54,563+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,295
- Median home value
- $167,100
- Jobs located here
- 33,151
- Daytime population
- 97,399Residents 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 |
| 23Etowah County, AL | 43 | 21 | 5.3 | $4.6M | +0.4% | #1,089 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Etowah 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 trades42
- HVAC and plumbing43
- Electricians31
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control56
- Landscaping and lawn care58
- House cleaning63
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Etowah County, AL?
Etowah County has 21 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Etowah County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $96.5M a year, or $2,448 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 39,411 households in Etowah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Etowah County, AL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Etowah County has 5.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Etowah County would have about 20, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,126 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Etowah County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Etowah County at 103,886 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,411 households. The median household income in Etowah County is $54,563 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Etowah County scores 43 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,089 of 1,707 scored counties.
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