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HVAC and plumbing companies in Kern County, CA
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Kern County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #457 of 1,707 scored counties
#20 of 49 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 148
- 8 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 208
- +16.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $756.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,655 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 927,068
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 148 HVAC and plumbing companies in Kern County. 8 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Kern County spend about $756.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,655 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 148 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.1M per company, 7% 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.
Official counts show 208 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kern County in 2023, up 16.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,370 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kern County.
Population estimates show Kern County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Kern County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #457 of 1,707 scored counties and #20 of 49 scored counties in California.
How Kern County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Kern County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $5.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,370 | 1,159 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.9% | +10.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,655 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $70,210 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 178 → 208+16.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,530
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $164.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1488 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kern 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 Kern County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 927,068+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 284,931
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $70,210+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,147
- Median home value
- $338,300
- Jobs located here
- 302,967
- Daytime population
- 882,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yolo County, CA | 81 | 34 | 4.4 | $6.9M | +3.1% | #52 of 1,707 |
| 2San Francisco County, CA | 78 | 99 | 2.7 | $14M | −5.6% | #73 of 1,707 |
| 3Amador County, CA | 76 | 6 | 3.7 | $7.7M | +3.2% | #96 of 1,707 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 74 | 130 | 5.3 | $5.7M | +5.5% | #136 of 1,707 |
| 5Alameda County, CA | 73 | 317 | 5.3 | $7M | −2.6% | #149 of 1,707 |
| 6Solano County, CA | 73 | 79 | 5.0 | $6.3M | +0.6% | #151 of 1,707 |
| 7Santa Clara County, CA | 72 | 388 | 5.9 | $7M | −0.9% | #165 of 1,707 |
| 8Contra Costa County, CA | 72 | 233 | 5.6 | $6.5M | +0.3% | #166 of 1,707 |
| 9Merced County, CA | 69 | 34 | 4.0 | $6.5M | +5.1% | #227 of 1,707 |
| 10Madera County, CA | 66 | 20 | 4.4 | $6.3M | +7.4% | #291 of 1,707 |
| 20Kern County, CA | 61 | 148 | 5.2 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #457 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Kern 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 trades64
- HVAC and plumbing61
- Electricians54
- Roofing and gutters72
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control65
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning62
- Pest control34
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Kern County, CA?
Kern County has 148 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 208 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 16.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Kern County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $756.6M a year, or $2,655 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 148 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 284,931 households in Kern County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kern County, CA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Kern County has 5.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.1M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Kern County would have about 159, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,370 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kern County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Kern County at 927,068 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 284,931 households. The median household income in Kern County is $70,210 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Kern County scores 61 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #457 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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