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HVAC and plumbing companies in Solano County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Solano County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 1,707 scored counties
#6 of 49 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 79
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 110
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $501M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 455,376
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Solano County is 73 (upper middle), #151 of 1,707 scored counties and #6 of 49 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
At $3,180 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Solano County spend about $501M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Solano County has 79 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 110 businesses with payroll in Solano County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,432 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Solano County. Population estimates show Solano County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Solano 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 | Solano County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $5.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,432 | 1,159 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +10.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,180 | $3,240 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $100,401 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 110+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,013
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 793 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Solano 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 Solano County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 455,376+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 157,512
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 550
- Median household income
- $100,401+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,026
- Median home value
- $617,700
- Jobs located here
- 138,955
- Daytime population
- 384,717Residents 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 |
Other business types in Solano 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 trades69
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters66
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control63
- Landscaping and lawn care71
- House cleaning48
- Pest control65
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Solano County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 HVAC and plumbing companies in Solano County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 110 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Solano County, CA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $501M a year, or $3,180 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 157,512 households in Solano County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Solano County, CA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Solano County has 5.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.3M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Solano County would have about 105, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,432 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Solano County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Solano County at 455,376 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,512 households. Median household income in Solano County is $100,401, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Solano County scores 73 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #151 of 1,707 scored counties.
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