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HVAC and plumbing companies in Okaloosa County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,083 of 1,707 scored counties
#37 of 53 scored counties in Florida

Listings
86
5 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
95
+4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$262.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,073 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,810
+4.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 86 HVAC and plumbing companies in Okaloosa County. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Okaloosa County spend about $262.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,073 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 36% 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.

Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Okaloosa County in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 899 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $796K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Okaloosa County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Okaloosa County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Okaloosa County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,083 of 1,707 scored counties and #37 of 53 scored counties in Florida.

How Okaloosa 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Okaloosa County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOkaloosa CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.17.86.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8999361,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%+13.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,073$2,932$3,018
Median household income$81,998$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
91 → 95+4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
628
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
865 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$796K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
221,810+4.6% since 2020
Households
85,411
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
930 sq. mi.
People per square mile
233
Median household income
$81,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,934
Median home value
$351,200
Jobs located here
91,084
Daytime population
224,037Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL93131.8$15.6M+21.1%#2 of 1,707
2St. Johns County, FL85554.7$7.6M+25.0%#22 of 1,707
3Nassau County, FL78215.3$5.9M+17.4%#80 of 1,707
4Osceola County, FL75624.3$6.4M+23.2%#119 of 1,707
5Flagler County, FL75305.7$5.2M+21.0%#126 of 1,707
6Hernando County, FL69415.0$5.4M+13.3%#236 of 1,707
7Clay County, FL69526.2$4.9M+9.4%#242 of 1,707
8Santa Rosa County, FL68476.5$4.8M+11.7%#256 of 1,707
9Alachua County, FL66635.4$5.1M+3.7%#308 of 1,707
10Lake County, FL65935.7$5M+18.1%#344 of 1,707
37Okaloosa County, FL448610.1$3.1M+4.6%#1,083 of 1,707

Other business types in Okaloosa County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Okaloosa County, FL?

Okaloosa County has 86 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Okaloosa County, FL spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $262.4M a year, or $3,073 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 85,411 households in Okaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Okaloosa County has 10.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.1M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Okaloosa County would have about 55, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 899 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Okaloosa County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Okaloosa County at 221,810 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,411 households. The median household income in Okaloosa County is $81,998 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Okaloosa County scores 44 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,083 of 1,707 scored counties.

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