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HVAC and plumbing companies in Clayton County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Clayton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #357 of 1,707 scored counties
#20 of 81 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
44
4 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
38
−7.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$269.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,544 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
297,471
−0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 HVAC and plumbing companies in Clayton County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Clayton County spend about $269.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,544 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 44 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $6.1M per company, 29% 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 38 businesses with payroll in Clayton County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,788 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $307K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clayton County.

Population estimates show Clayton County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clayton County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #357 of 1,707 scored counties and #20 of 81 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clayton 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Clayton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureClayton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.26.36.3
Spending per listing$6.1M$4.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,7881,3141,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.3%+8.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,544$2,975$3,018
Median household income$59,806$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 38−7.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
506
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
444 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$307K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
297,471−0.6% since 2020
Households
105,941
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
142 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,110
Median household income
$59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,514
Median home value
$222,300
Jobs located here
139,154
Daytime population
313,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Clayton County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fulton County, GA891723.7$9.1M+2.7%#10 of 1,707
2Camden County, GA8883.7$7.6M+9.5%#14 of 1,707
3Bryan County, GA8884.8$6.9M+15.6%#15 of 1,707
4DeKalb County, GA831123.9$8.1M+1.3%#39 of 1,707
5Houston County, GA82335.2$5.6M+8.5%#48 of 1,707
6Murray County, GA7953.3$8.1M+4.0%#68 of 1,707
7Oconee County, GA7974.7$8M+6.9%#69 of 1,707
8Forsyth County, GA78637.1$5.7M+11.8%#81 of 1,707
9Whitfield County, GA76154.1$6.6M+3.3%#98 of 1,707
10Harris County, GA7464.6$7.1M+6.8%#130 of 1,707
20Clayton County, GA64444.2$6.1M−0.6%#357 of 1,707

Other business types in Clayton County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Clayton County, GA?

Clayton County has 44 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $269.5M a year, or $2,544 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clayton County has 4.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Clayton County would have about 57, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,788 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clayton County scores 64 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #357 of 1,707 scored counties.

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