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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #454 of 476 scored small-town markets
#5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 48
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +24.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $111.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,235 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,406
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Key West-Key Largo area is 24 (low), #454 of 476 scored small-town markets and #5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Key West-Key Largo area comes to about $111.3M a year: $3,235 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 48 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.3M per company, 51% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 48 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Key West-Key Largo area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in the Key West-Key Largo area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 24.5% from 2019. That is one for every 521 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Key West-Key Largo area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Key West-Key Largo area declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Key West-Key Largo area 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 | Key West-Key Largo area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 521 | 936 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.5% | +13.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,235 | $2,932 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $87,738 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66+24.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 481 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Key West-Key Largo area, 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 the Key West-Key Largo area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,406−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,405
- Median age
- 48.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 983 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $87,738+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,520
- Median home value
- $780,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,028
- Daytime population
- 79,622Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clewiston, FL | 65 | 10 | 5.4 | $4.7M | +18.8% | #90 of 476 |
| 2Lake City, FL | 65 | 15 | 5.5 | $4.7M | +6.2% | #91 of 476 |
| 3Palatka, FL | 54 | 15 | 4.8 | $5M | +5.9% | #190 of 476 |
| 4Okeechobee, FL | 43 | 10 | 6.6 | $3.8M | +7.4% | #303 of 476 |
| 5Key West-Key Largo, FL | 24 | 48 | 14.0 | $2.3M | −2.9% | #454 of 476 |
Other business types in the Key West-Key Largo area
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 trades25
- HVAC and plumbing24
- Electricians37
- Roofing and gutters57
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control25
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning28
- Pest control29
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Key West-Key Largo area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 24.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $111.3M a year, or $3,235 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 34,405 households in the Key West-Key Largo area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Key West-Key Largo, FL area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Key West-Key Largo area has 14.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.3M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Key West-Key Largo area would have about 23, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 521 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Key West-Key Largo, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Key West-Key Largo area at 80,406 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,405 households. Median household income in the Key West-Key Largo area is $87,738, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Key West-Key Largo area scores 24 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #454 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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