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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Palatka, FL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Palatka, FL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #190 of 476 scored small-town markets
#3 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,371 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,734
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Palatka area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,371 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Palatka area spend about $74.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 15 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5M per company, 4% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Palatka area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,081 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Palatka area grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Palatka area is 54 (upper middle), #190 of 476 scored small-town markets and #3 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Florida.
How the Palatka 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 | Palatka area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,081 | 936 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +13.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,371 | $2,932 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $47,934 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Palatka 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 Palatka area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,734+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,360
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 728 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $47,934+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,007
- Median home value
- $160,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,308
- Daytime population
- 63,587Residents 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 Palatka area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Palatka, FL area?
There are 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Palatka area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Palatka, FL area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $74.4M a year, or $2,371 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 31,360 households in the Palatka area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Palatka, FL area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Palatka area has 4.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Palatka area would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,081 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Palatka, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Palatka area at 77,734 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,360 households. The median household income in the Palatka area is $47,934 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. 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 Palatka area scores 54 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #190 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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