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HVAC and plumbing companies in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #274 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 372
- 17 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 506
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,068 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 948,158
- +13.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 372 HVAC and plumbing companies in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 52% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area spend about $1.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,068 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 372 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.2M per company, 33% 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 the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area was 506 in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 769 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +13.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #274 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro 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 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 769 | 936 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +13.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,068 | $2,932 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,859 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 506+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $325.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 251The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $8.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 948,158+13.2% since 2020
- Households
- 388,951
- Median age
- 51.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,299 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 685
- Median household income
- $80,859+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,963
- Median home value
- $402,200
- Jobs located here
- 340,041
- Daytime population
- 874,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 93 | 13 | 1.8 | $15.6M | +21.1% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Jacksonville, FL | 62 | 432 | 6.5 | $4.6M | +10.7% | #100 of 387 |
| 3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 60 | 664 | 6.5 | $4.6M | +10.3% | #115 of 387 |
| 4Gainesville, FL | 58 | 79 | 5.5 | $4.9M | +5.4% | #130 of 387 |
| 5Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 54 | 141 | 7.0 | $4.1M | +6.5% | #171 of 387 |
| 6Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 53 | 195 | 6.7 | $4M | +19.8% | #178 of 387 |
| 7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 51 | 195 | 6.6 | $4.2M | +11.2% | #192 of 387 |
| 8Naples-Marco Island, FL | 47 | 148 | 8.9 | $3.7M | +10.6% | #221 of 387 |
| 9Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 46 | 1,720 | 7.4 | $4.1M | +4.2% | #227 of 387 |
| 10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 42 | 1,121 | 8.4 | $3.5M | +7.3% | #260 of 387 |
| 13North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 40 | 372 | 9.6 | $3.2M | +13.2% | #274 of 387 |
Other business types in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro 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 trades42
- HVAC and plumbing40
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters47
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care50
- House cleaning43
- Pest control44
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area?
The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area has 372 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 506 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.2B a year, or $3,068 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 372 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 388,951 households in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area has 9.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area would have about 251, against 372 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 769 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area at 948,158 people in 2025, up 13.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 388,951 households. The median household income in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area is $80,859 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.0% 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. The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area scores 40 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #274 of 387 scored metro areas.
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