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HVAC and plumbing companies in Madison County, AL

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Madison County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #83 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 35 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
96
8 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
124
+39.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$515.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,121 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,516
+11.0% 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

Madison County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #83 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 35 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Madison County comes to about $515.1M a year: $3,121 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 96 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.4M per company, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 96 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 124 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 39.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,331 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 Madison County. Population estimates show Madison County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.86.66.3
Spending per listing$5.4M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3311,2131,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+39.3%+14.0%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,121$2,699$3,018
Median household income$86,499$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 124+39.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,538
Annual payroll, 2023
$88.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
968 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
108The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
433,516+11.0% since 2020
Households
165,031
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
802 sq. mi.
People per square mile
506
Median household income
$86,499+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,432
Median home value
$299,200
Jobs located here
217,020
Daytime population
448,110Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 96 HVAC and plumbing companies in Madison County. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 39.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Madison County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $515.1M a year, or $3,121 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 165,031 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 5.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Madison County would have about 108, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,331 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 433,516 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,031 households. Median household income in Madison County is $86,499, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.2%, 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. Madison County scores 78 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #83 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Madison County

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