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HVAC and plumbing companies in Barrow County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Barrow County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,154 of 1,707 scored counties
#60 of 81 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 30
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,773
- +18.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Barrow County spend about $88.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,880 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per company, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Barrow County has 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Barrow County in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 751 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Barrow County.
Population estimates put the population change in Barrow County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Barrow County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,154 of 1,707 scored counties and #60 of 81 scored counties in Georgia.
How Barrow County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Barrow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.7M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 751 | 1,314 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.9% | +8.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,880 | $2,975 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,653 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 41+13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Barrow 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 Barrow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,773+18.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,789
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $80,653+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,651
- Median home value
- $294,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,333
- Daytime population
- 69,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fulton County, GA | 89 | 172 | 3.7 | $9.1M | +2.7% | #10 of 1,707 |
| 2Camden County, GA | 88 | 8 | 3.7 | $7.6M | +9.5% | #14 of 1,707 |
| 3Bryan County, GA | 88 | 8 | 4.8 | $6.9M | +15.6% | #15 of 1,707 |
| 4DeKalb County, GA | 83 | 112 | 3.9 | $8.1M | +1.3% | #39 of 1,707 |
| 5Houston County, GA | 82 | 33 | 5.2 | $5.6M | +8.5% | #48 of 1,707 |
| 6Murray County, GA | 79 | 5 | 3.3 | $8.1M | +4.0% | #68 of 1,707 |
| 7Oconee County, GA | 79 | 7 | 4.7 | $8M | +6.9% | #69 of 1,707 |
| 8Forsyth County, GA | 78 | 63 | 7.1 | $5.7M | +11.8% | #81 of 1,707 |
| 9Whitfield County, GA | 76 | 15 | 4.1 | $6.6M | +3.3% | #98 of 1,707 |
| 10Harris County, GA | 74 | 6 | 4.6 | $7.1M | +6.8% | #130 of 1,707 |
| 60Barrow County, GA | 42 | 30 | 9.7 | $3M | +18.7% | #1,154 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Barrow County
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 trades45
- HVAC and plumbing42
- Electricians67
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control49
- Landscaping and lawn care54
- House cleaning66
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Barrow County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 HVAC and plumbing companies in Barrow County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Barrow County, GA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $88.7M a year, or $2,880 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 30,789 households in Barrow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barrow County, GA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Barrow County has 9.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Barrow County would have about 19, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 751 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Barrow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Barrow County at 99,773 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,789 households. Median household income in Barrow County is $80,653, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Barrow County scores 42 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,154 of 1,707 scored counties.
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