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HVAC and plumbing companies in Manatee County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Manatee County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #726 of 1,707 scored counties
#21 of 53 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 146
- 8 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 198
- +17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $533.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 468,200
- +16.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Manatee County spend about $533.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,019 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 146 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.7M per company, 23% 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 146 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Manatee County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Manatee County was 198 in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 893 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Manatee County.
Population estimates show Manatee County grew 16.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Manatee County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #726 of 1,707 scored counties and #21 of 53 scored counties in Florida.
How Manatee 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 | Manatee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 893 | 936 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.2% | +13.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,019 | $2,932 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $78,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 169 → 198+17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,080
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $130M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1468 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Manatee 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 Manatee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 468,200+16.6% since 2020
- Households
- 176,747
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 579
- Median household income
- $78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,837
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 145,644
- Daytime population
- 393,187Residents 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 |
| 21Manatee County, FL | 54 | 146 | 8.3 | $3.7M | +16.6% | #726 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Manatee 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 trades51
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians69
- Roofing and gutters49
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control49
- Landscaping and lawn care59
- House cleaning48
- Pest control47
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Manatee County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 146 HVAC and plumbing companies in Manatee County. 8 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $533.7M a year, or $3,019 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Manatee County has 8.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.7M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Manatee County would have about 112, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 893 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 54 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #726 of 1,707 scored counties.
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