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HVAC and plumbing companies in Marshall County, AL
How Marshall 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #941 of 1,707 scored counties
#18 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 29
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,664 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,537
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 HVAC and plumbing companies in Marshall County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Marshall County spend about $97.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,664 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.3M per company, 30% 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 Marshall County was 30 in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Marshall County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Marshall County is 48 (lower middle), #941 of 1,707 scored counties and #18 of 35 scored counties in Alabama.
How Marshall 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 | Marshall County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,215 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,664 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $62,571 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 30+15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 295 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,537+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 36,459
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 176
- Median household income
- $62,571+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,886
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,328
- Daytime population
- 98,763Residents 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 |
| 18Marshall County, AL | 48 | 29 | 8.0 | $3.3M | +6.0% | #941 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Marshall 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 trades49
- HVAC and plumbing48
- Electricians62
- Roofing and gutters60
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control58
- Landscaping and lawn care60
- House cleaning77
- Pest control48
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Marshall County, AL?
Marshall County has 29 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Marshall County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $97.1M a year, or $2,664 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 36,459 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marshall County, AL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Marshall County has 8.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Marshall County would have about 20, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Marshall County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Marshall County at 103,537 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,459 households. The median household income in Marshall County is $62,571 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. Marshall County scores 48 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #941 of 1,707 scored counties.
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