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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #319 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona

Listings
37
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
54
+5.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,747 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
144,368
−0.6% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Flagstaff metro area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #319 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $2,747 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Flagstaff metro area spend about $151.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $4.1M per company, 14% below 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 37 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Flagstaff metro area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Flagstaff metro area in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Flagstaff metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Flagstaff metro area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Flagstaff metro area compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Flagstaff, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureFlagstaff metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.77.26.3
Spending per listing$4.1M$4M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0211,1131,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.9%+19.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,747$2,855$3,018
Median household income$72,966$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score3444

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54+5.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
325
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
371 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$3.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Flagstaff 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 Flagstaff metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
144,368−0.6% since 2020
Households
55,118
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
18,616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$72,966+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,878
Median home value
$448,000
Jobs located here
59,472
Daytime population
148,186Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Arizona

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Flagstaff metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arizona

Metro areas in Arizona ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ531,4017.4$4M+7.3%#177 of 387
2Yuma, AZ47455.7$4.3M+9.2%#213 of 387
3Tucson, AZ452886.6$4.1M+2.8%#239 of 387
4Flagstaff, AZ34376.7$4.1M−0.6%#319 of 387
5Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ28958.5$3.1M+6.5%#359 of 387
6Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ24918.9$2.7M+6.5%#372 of 387
7Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ21377.3$3.3M+0.6%#378 of 387

Other business types in the Flagstaff metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Flagstaff metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $151.4M a year, or $2,747 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 55,118 households in the Flagstaff metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Flagstaff metro area has 6.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Flagstaff metro area would have about 32, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Flagstaff, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Flagstaff metro area at 144,368 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,118 households. Median household income in the Flagstaff metro area is $72,966, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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 Flagstaff metro area scores 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #319 of 387 scored metro areas.

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