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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Tallahassee, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Tallahassee, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #266 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 113
- 4 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 134
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $429.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,442
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,720 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Tallahassee metro area spend about $429.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 113 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Tallahassee metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 134 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Tallahassee metro area in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,179 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Tallahassee metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Tallahassee metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #266 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Tallahassee 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.
| Measure | Tallahassee metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,179 | 936 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.5% | +13.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,720 | $2,932 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,261 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 134+5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,367
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The 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 Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,442+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 157,965
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $65,261+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,224
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 196,532
- Daytime population
- 422,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 93 | 13 | 1.8 | $15.6M | +21.1% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Jacksonville, FL | 62 | 432 | 6.5 | $4.6M | +10.7% | #100 of 387 |
| 3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 60 | 664 | 6.5 | $4.6M | +10.3% | #115 of 387 |
| 4Gainesville, FL | 58 | 79 | 5.5 | $4.9M | +5.4% | #130 of 387 |
| 5Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 54 | 141 | 7.0 | $4.1M | +6.5% | #171 of 387 |
| 6Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 53 | 195 | 6.7 | $4M | +19.8% | #178 of 387 |
| 7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 51 | 195 | 6.6 | $4.2M | +11.2% | #192 of 387 |
| 8Naples-Marco Island, FL | 47 | 148 | 8.9 | $3.7M | +10.6% | #221 of 387 |
| 9Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 46 | 1,720 | 7.4 | $4.1M | +4.2% | #227 of 387 |
| 10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 42 | 1,121 | 8.4 | $3.5M | +7.3% | #260 of 387 |
| 12Tallahassee, FL | 41 | 113 | 7.2 | $3.8M | +3.1% | #266 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tallahassee metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades41
- HVAC and plumbing41
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters43
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning47
- Pest control39
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Tallahassee, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 113 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Tallahassee metro area. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 134 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tallahassee, FL metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $429.6M a year, or $2,720 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,965 households in the Tallahassee metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tallahassee, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Tallahassee metro area has 7.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Tallahassee metro area would have about 90, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,179 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tallahassee, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tallahassee metro area at 397,442 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,965 households. Median household income in the Tallahassee metro area is $65,261, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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 Tallahassee metro area scores 41 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #266 of 387 scored metro areas.
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