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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Huntsville, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Huntsville, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #43 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 129
- 11 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- +27.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $640.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,108 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 556,444
- +12.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 129 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Huntsville metro area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in the Huntsville metro area spend about $640.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,108 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 4% above 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 Huntsville metro area was 171 in 2023, up 27.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,205 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $335K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Huntsville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Huntsville metro area grew 12.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Huntsville metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #43 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Huntsville 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 | Huntsville metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,205 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.6% | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,108 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $85,989 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 171+27.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $121.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 135The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $335K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Huntsville 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 Huntsville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 556,444+12.5% since 2020
- Households
- 205,984
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 379
- Median household income
- $85,989+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,012
- Median home value
- $295,200
- Jobs located here
- 250,093
- Daytime population
- 546,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Huntsville metro area marked.
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 Huntsville 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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing71
- Electricians77
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control71
- Landscaping and lawn care75
- House cleaning73
- Pest control55
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Huntsville, AL metro area?
The Huntsville metro area has 129 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 27.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Huntsville, AL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $640.1M a year, or $3,108 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 205,984 households in the Huntsville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Huntsville, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Huntsville metro area has 6.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Huntsville metro area would have about 135, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,205 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Huntsville, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Huntsville metro area at 556,444 people in 2025, up 12.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,984 households. The median household income in the Huntsville metro area is $85,989 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. The Huntsville metro area scores 71 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #43 of 387 scored metro areas.
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