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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #115 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
664
38 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
967
+8.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,979 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,957,672
+10.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 664 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area. 38 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area comes to about $3B a year: $2,979 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per company, 4% 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area was 967 in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,057 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 31 SBA-backed loans worth $18.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area.

Population estimates show the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area grew 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area is 60 (upper middle), #115 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.57.86.3
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0579361,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.9%+13.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,979$2,932$3,018
Median household income$78,533$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
967+8.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
13,700
Annual payroll, 2023
$869.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
66438 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
640The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
31
Amount
$18.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,957,672+10.3% since 2020
Households
1,022,315
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3,494 sq. mi.
People per square mile
800
Median household income
$78,533+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,415
Median home value
$369,800
Jobs located here
1,482,556
Daytime population
2,958,505Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL93131.8$15.6M+21.1%#1 of 387
2Jacksonville, FL624326.5$4.6M+10.7%#100 of 387
3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL606646.5$4.6M+10.3%#115 of 387
4Gainesville, FL58795.5$4.9M+5.4%#130 of 387
5Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL541417.0$4.1M+6.5%#171 of 387
6Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL531956.7$4M+19.8%#178 of 387
7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL511956.6$4.2M+11.2%#192 of 387
8Naples-Marco Island, FL471488.9$3.7M+10.6%#221 of 387
9Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL461,7207.4$4.1M+4.2%#227 of 387
10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL421,1218.4$3.5M+7.3%#260 of 387

Other business types in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area?

There are 664 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area as of September 2026. 38 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 967 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $3B a year, or $2,979 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 664 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 1,022,315 households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area has 6.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area would have about 640, against 664 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,057 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area at 2,957,672 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,022,315 households. The median household income in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area is $78,533 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area scores 60 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #115 of 387 scored metro areas.

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