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HVAC and plumbing companies in Pinellas County, FL

How Pinellas County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,398 of 1,707 scored counties
#50 of 53 scored counties in Florida

Listings
368
19 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
486
+14.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,916 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
948,563
−1.2% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Pinellas County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,398 of 1,707 scored counties and #50 of 53 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 368 HVAC and plumbing companies in Pinellas County. 19 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,916 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Pinellas County spend about $1.2B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 368 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.4M per company, 29% 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 Pinellas County was 486 in 2023, up 14.4% from 2019. That is one for every 882 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $9.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Pinellas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pinellas County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pinellas 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 Pinellas County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePinellas CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.67.86.3
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8829361,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.4%+13.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,916$2,932$3,018
Median household income$72,646$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
425 → 486+14.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,856
Annual payroll, 2023
$277.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
36819 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
263The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
17
Amount
$9.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
948,563−1.2% since 2020
Households
428,473
Median age
48.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
274 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,518
Median household income
$72,646+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,876
Median home value
$355,100
Jobs located here
491,465
Daytime population
1,008,495Residents 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 Pinellas 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
50Pinellas County, FL343688.6$3.4M−1.2%#1,398 of 1,707

Other business types in Pinellas County

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

Questions

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

Pinellas County has 368 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 486 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 14.4% from 2019.

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

About $1.2B a year, or $2,916 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 368 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 428,473 households in Pinellas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pinellas County has 8.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Pinellas County would have about 263, against 368 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 882 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Pinellas County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Pinellas County at 948,563 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 428,473 households. The median household income in Pinellas County is $72,646 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. Pinellas County scores 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,398 of 1,707 scored counties.

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