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HVAC and plumbing companies in Putnam County, FL
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Putnam County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #809 of 1,707 scored counties
#27 of 53 scored counties 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
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in Putnam County. 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 Putnam County spend about $74.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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 Putnam County 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 Putnam County grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Putnam County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #809 of 1,707 scored counties and #27 of 53 scored counties in Florida.
How Putnam 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.
| Measure | Putnam County | 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 | 51 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- 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 counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 93 | 13 | 1.8 | $15.6M | +21.1% | #2 of 1,707 |
| 2St. Johns County, FL | 85 | 55 | 4.7 | $7.6M | +25.0% | #22 of 1,707 |
| 3Nassau County, FL | 78 | 21 | 5.3 | $5.9M | +17.4% | #80 of 1,707 |
| 4Osceola County, FL | 75 | 62 | 4.3 | $6.4M | +23.2% | #119 of 1,707 |
| 5Flagler County, FL | 75 | 30 | 5.7 | $5.2M | +21.0% | #126 of 1,707 |
| 6Hernando County, FL | 69 | 41 | 5.0 | $5.4M | +13.3% | #236 of 1,707 |
| 7Clay County, FL | 69 | 52 | 6.2 | $4.9M | +9.4% | #242 of 1,707 |
| 8Santa Rosa County, FL | 68 | 47 | 6.5 | $4.8M | +11.7% | #256 of 1,707 |
| 9Alachua County, FL | 66 | 63 | 5.4 | $5.1M | +3.7% | #308 of 1,707 |
| 10Lake County, FL | 65 | 93 | 5.7 | $5M | +18.1% | #344 of 1,707 |
| 27Putnam County, FL | 51 | 15 | 4.8 | $5M | +5.9% | #809 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Putnam County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Putnam County, FL?
Putnam County has 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings 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 Putnam County, FL 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 Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, FL compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Putnam County 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, Putnam County 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 Putnam County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County 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 Putnam County 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. 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. Putnam County scores 51 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #809 of 1,707 scored counties.
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