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HVAC and plumbing companies in Maricopa County, AZ
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Maricopa County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #617 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 1,327
- 53 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 1,604
- +20.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.2B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,017 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $5.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Maricopa County has 1,327 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 53 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 1,604 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Maricopa County in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,079 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 110 SBA-backed loans worth $71M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Maricopa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maricopa County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Maricopa County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #617 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Arizona.
How Maricopa County 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.
| Measure | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,079 | 1,113 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.7% | +19.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,017 | $2,855 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,329 → 1,604+20.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 24,236
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,32753 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,098The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 110
- Amount
- $71M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 75 | 74 | 4.6 | $6.1M | +25.4% | #122 of 1,707 |
| 2Santa Cruz County, AZ | 59 | 8 | 4.7 | $5M | +4.8% | #533 of 1,707 |
| 3Maricopa County, AZ | 57 | 1,327 | 7.7 | $3.9M | +5.5% | #617 of 1,707 |
| 4Yuma County, AZ | 54 | 45 | 5.7 | $4.3M | +9.2% | #714 of 1,707 |
| 5Pima County, AZ | 53 | 288 | 6.6 | $4.1M | +2.8% | #755 of 1,707 |
| 6Coconino County, AZ | 42 | 37 | 6.7 | $4.1M | −0.6% | #1,132 of 1,707 |
| 7Graham County, AZ | 42 | 9 | 7.1 | $3.5M | +4.0% | #1,142 of 1,707 |
| 8Yavapai County, AZ | 38 | 95 | 8.5 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #1,287 of 1,707 |
| 9Navajo County, AZ | 36 | 25 | 6.2 | $3.7M | +3.0% | #1,332 of 1,707 |
| 10Cochise County, AZ | 31 | 37 | 7.3 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #1,471 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Maricopa 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians71
- Roofing and gutters73
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control62
- Landscaping and lawn care77
- House cleaning53
- Pest control43
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Maricopa County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,327 HVAC and plumbing companies in Maricopa County. 53 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 1,604 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $5.2B a year, or $3,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,327 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Maricopa County has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.9M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 1,098, against 1,327 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,079 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 57 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #617 of 1,707 scored counties.
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