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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #177 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona

Listings
1,401
54 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
1,737
+22.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.7B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,996 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,228,938
+7.3% 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

At $2,996 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area spend about $5.7B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area has 1,401 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 54 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 1,737 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area in 2023, up 22.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,090 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 114 SBA-backed loans worth $72.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area.

Population estimates show the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #177 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona.

How the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePhoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.47.26.3
Spending per listing$4M$4M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0901,1131,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.9%+19.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,996$2,855$3,018
Median household income$88,301$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score5344

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,737+22.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
24,735
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,40154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
114
Amount
$72.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
5,228,938+7.3% since 2020
Households
1,892,613
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
14,569 sq. mi.
People per square mile
345
Median household income
$88,301+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,261
Median home value
$440,900
Jobs located here
2,390,924
Daytime population
5,104,371Residents 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area

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Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,401 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area. 54 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 1,737 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 22.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $5.7B a year, or $2,996 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,401 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $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 1,892,613 households in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area has 7.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area would have about 1,192, against 1,401 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,090 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area at 5,228,938 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,892,613 households. Median household income in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area is $88,301, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #177 of 387 scored metro areas.

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