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HVAC and plumbing companies in Lawrence County, AL
How Lawrence County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #486 of 1,707 scored counties
#5 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,622 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,843
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 HVAC and plumbing companies in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Lawrence County comes to about $35.7M a year: $2,622 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6M per company, 25% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Lawrence County is 60 (upper middle), #486 of 1,707 scored counties and #5 of 35 scored counties in Alabama.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,136 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,622 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,071 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,843+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,627
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 691 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $66,071+47.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,069
- Median home value
- $172,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,153
- Daytime population
- 24,598Residents 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 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Lawrence County, AL?
There are 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Lawrence County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $35.7M a year, or $2,622 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $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 13,627 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, AL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Lawrence County has 4.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 33,843 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,627 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $66,071 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.2% 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. Lawrence County scores 60 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #486 of 1,707 scored counties.
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