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HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #47 of 1,707 scored counties
#2 of 31 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
84
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
122
+9.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$549.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,927 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
399,396
+10.9% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #47 of 1,707 scored counties and #2 of 31 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.

Households in Douglas County spend about $549.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,927 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Douglas County has 84 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Douglas County was 122 in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $12.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Douglas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Douglas County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.07.26.3
Spending per listing$6.5M$4.4M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1479061,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.9%+7.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,927$3,138$3,018
Median household income$149,594$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score8245

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
111 → 122+9.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
881
Annual payroll, 2023
$64M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
841 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$12.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
399,396+10.9% since 2020
Households
139,960
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
840 sq. mi.
People per square mile
449
Median household income
$149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$183,544
Median home value
$713,600
Jobs located here
144,461
Daytime population
321,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Denver County, CO851574.7$6.8M+3.2%#24 of 1,707
2Douglas County, CO82846.0$6.5M+10.9%#47 of 1,707
3Broomfield County, CO81226.9$5.2M+6.3%#57 of 1,707
4Boulder County, CO70755.5$6.1M−0.7%#204 of 1,707
5Montezuma County, CO5854.4$5.8M+3.0%#556 of 1,707
6Arapahoe County, CO581927.5$4.3M+2.8%#581 of 1,707
7Routt County, CO5576.2$5.4M+2.0%#673 of 1,707
8Park County, CO5466.7$4.7M+5.1%#707 of 1,707
9Chaffee County, CO5366.1$4.7M+6.9%#740 of 1,707
10El Paso County, CO532307.9$3.8M+3.2%#760 of 1,707

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Douglas County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $549.6M a year, or $3,927 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Douglas County has 6.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.5M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Douglas County would have about 116, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 82 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #47 of 1,707 scored counties.

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