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HVAC and plumbing companies in Montgomery County, AL
How Montgomery 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #636 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 47
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +10.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $236.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,592 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 225,891
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 HVAC and plumbing companies in Montgomery County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,592 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $236.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 47 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5M per company, 6% 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 Montgomery County was 53 in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,724 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Montgomery County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Montgomery County is 56 (upper middle), #636 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 35 scored counties in Alabama.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,724 | 1,213 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.4% | +14.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,592 | $2,699 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $59,386 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 53+10.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 844
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 472 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 225,891−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 91,381
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 289
- Median household income
- $59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,436
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 132,478
- Daytime population
- 270,619Residents 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 Montgomery 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 trades54
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians52
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care69
- House cleaning40
- Pest control45
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Montgomery County, AL?
There are 47 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, AL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $236.9M a year, or $2,592 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 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 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, AL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Montgomery County has 5.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 50, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,724 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Montgomery County scores 56 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #636 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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