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HVAC and plumbing companies in Los Angeles County, CA

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Los Angeles County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #563 of 1,707 scored counties
#24 of 49 scored counties in California

Listings
1,991
74 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
2,765
+12.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$10.5B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,077 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,694,934
−3.0% 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 $3,077 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Los Angeles County spend about $10.5B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Los Angeles County has 1,991 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 74 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 2,765 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Los Angeles County in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 148 SBA-backed loans worth $83.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Los Angeles County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Los Angeles County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For HVAC and plumbing companies, Los Angeles County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #563 of 1,707 scored counties and #24 of 49 scored counties in California.

How Los Angeles 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Los Angeles County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.86.26.3
Spending per listing$5.3M$5.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,2361,1591,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.8%+10.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,077$3,240$3,018
Median household income$90,112$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
2,451 → 2,765+12.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
24,014
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,99174 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,210The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
148
Amount
$83.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
Households
3,416,449
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,416
Median household income
$90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$834,200
Jobs located here
4,875,632
Daytime population
10,082,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in California, with Los Angeles County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yolo County, CA81344.4$6.9M+3.1%#52 of 1,707
2San Francisco County, CA78992.7$14M−5.6%#73 of 1,707
3Amador County, CA7663.7$7.7M+3.2%#96 of 1,707
4San Joaquin County, CA741305.3$5.7M+5.5%#136 of 1,707
5Alameda County, CA733175.3$7M−2.6%#149 of 1,707
6Solano County, CA73795.0$6.3M+0.6%#151 of 1,707
7Santa Clara County, CA723885.9$7M−0.9%#165 of 1,707
8Contra Costa County, CA722335.6$6.5M+0.3%#166 of 1,707
9Merced County, CA69344.0$6.5M+5.1%#227 of 1,707
10Madera County, CA66204.4$6.3M+7.4%#291 of 1,707
24Los Angeles County, CA581,9915.8$5.3M−3.0%#563 of 1,707

Other business types in Los Angeles County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Los Angeles County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,991 HVAC and plumbing companies in Los Angeles County. 74 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 2,765 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Los Angeles County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $10.5B a year, or $3,077 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,991 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Los Angeles County, CA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Los Angeles County has 5.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.3M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 2,210, against 1,991 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Los Angeles County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Los Angeles County scores 58 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #563 of 1,707 scored counties.

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