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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Douglas, GA area
How the Douglas, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #402 of 476 scored small-town markets
#17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,318 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,861
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Douglas area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #402 of 476 scored small-town markets and #17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Douglas area. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 29% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,318 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in the Douglas area spend about $43M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 15 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.9M per company, 40% 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 the Douglas area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,161 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Douglas area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Douglas area 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 | Douglas area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.7M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,161 | 1,314 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,318 | $2,975 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $48,870 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,861+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,571
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 935 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $48,870+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,317
- Median home value
- $117,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,923
- Daytime population
- 52,302Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Douglas area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingsland, GA | 93 | 8 | 3.7 | $7.6M | +9.5% | #1 of 476 |
| 2Calhoun, GA | 77 | 11 | 5.2 | $5.3M | +6.9% | #22 of 476 |
| 3Moultrie, GA | 66 | 9 | 5.4 | $4.6M | +3.3% | #80 of 476 |
| 4Statesboro, GA | 64 | 20 | 5.7 | $4.4M | +8.0% | #98 of 476 |
| 5Cedartown, GA | 62 | 9 | 5.7 | $4.5M | +6.0% | #118 of 476 |
| 6Waycross, GA | 61 | 6 | 2.9 | $8.3M | +3.0% | #122 of 476 |
| 7Thomaston, GA | 61 | 6 | 5.7 | $4.4M | +2.7% | #131 of 476 |
| 8LaGrange, GA-AL | 59 | 21 | 5.2 | $4.8M | +3.0% | #151 of 476 |
| 9Jefferson, GA | 59 | 22 | 7.7 | $4M | +29.3% | #153 of 476 |
| 10Summerville, GA | 51 | 5 | 5.5 | $4.2M | +1.5% | #223 of 476 |
| 17Douglas, GA | 33 | 15 | 8.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #402 of 476 |
Other business types in the Douglas 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Douglas, GA area?
The Douglas area has 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Douglas, GA area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $43M a year, or $2,318 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 18,571 households in the Douglas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Douglas, GA area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Douglas area has 8.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.9M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Douglas area would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,161 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Douglas, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Douglas area at 52,861 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,571 households. The median household income in the Douglas area is $48,870 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Douglas area scores 33 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #402 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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