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HVAC and plumbing companies in Broward County, FL
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Broward County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,034 of 1,707 scored counties
#35 of 53 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 636
- 25 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 881
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,013,317
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 636 HVAC and plumbing companies in Broward County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Broward County spend about $2.3B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,987 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 26% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Broward County was 881 in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 60 SBA-backed loans worth $36.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Broward County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Broward County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Broward County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,034 of 1,707 scored counties and #35 of 53 scored counties in Florida.
How Broward County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Broward County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 856 | 936 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +13.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,987 | $2,932 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $77,633 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 778 → 881+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,764
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $539.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63625 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 474The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 60
- Amount
- $36.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Broward 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 Broward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,013,317+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 753,956
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,203 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,644
- Median household income
- $77,633+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,281
- Median home value
- $414,600
- Jobs located here
- 898,463
- Daytime population
- 1,977,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 93 | 13 | 1.8 | $15.6M | +21.1% | #2 of 1,707 |
| 2St. Johns County, FL | 85 | 55 | 4.7 | $7.6M | +25.0% | #22 of 1,707 |
| 3Nassau County, FL | 78 | 21 | 5.3 | $5.9M | +17.4% | #80 of 1,707 |
| 4Osceola County, FL | 75 | 62 | 4.3 | $6.4M | +23.2% | #119 of 1,707 |
| 5Flagler County, FL | 75 | 30 | 5.7 | $5.2M | +21.0% | #126 of 1,707 |
| 6Hernando County, FL | 69 | 41 | 5.0 | $5.4M | +13.3% | #236 of 1,707 |
| 7Clay County, FL | 69 | 52 | 6.2 | $4.9M | +9.4% | #242 of 1,707 |
| 8Santa Rosa County, FL | 68 | 47 | 6.5 | $4.8M | +11.7% | #256 of 1,707 |
| 9Alachua County, FL | 66 | 63 | 5.4 | $5.1M | +3.7% | #308 of 1,707 |
| 10Lake County, FL | 65 | 93 | 5.7 | $5M | +18.1% | #344 of 1,707 |
| 35Broward County, FL | 45 | 636 | 8.4 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #1,034 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Broward 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing45
- Electricians54
- Roofing and gutters45
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control55
- Landscaping and lawn care76
- House cleaning40
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Broward County, FL?
Broward County has 636 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 881 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Broward County, FL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $2.3B a year, or $2,987 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 636 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 753,956 households in Broward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broward County, FL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Broward County has 8.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.5M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Broward County would have about 474, against 636 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Broward County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Broward County at 2,013,317 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 753,956 households. The median household income in Broward County is $77,633 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Broward County scores 45 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,034 of 1,707 scored counties.
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