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HVAC and plumbing companies in Effingham County, GA

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Effingham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #651 of 1,707 scored counties
#37 of 81 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
31
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$74.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,070 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,397
+14.1% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Effingham County comes to about $74.6M a year: $3,070 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $4.1M per company, 13% 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 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Effingham County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Effingham County in 2023. That is one for every 783 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Effingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Effingham County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #651 of 1,707 scored counties and #37 of 81 scored counties in Georgia.

How Effingham 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 Effingham County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEffingham CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.46.36.3
Spending per listing$4.1M$4.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment7831,3141,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,070$2,975$3,018
Median household income$88,438$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 31
Employees, 2023
342
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
180 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 Effingham 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 Effingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,397+14.1% since 2020
Households
24,287
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
479 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$88,438+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,856
Median home value
$276,000
Jobs located here
12,262
Daytime population
50,320Residents 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 Effingham 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
37Effingham County, GA56187.4$4.1M+14.1%#651 of 1,707

Other business types in Effingham County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 HVAC and plumbing companies in Effingham County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $74.6M a year, or $3,070 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 24,287 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Effingham County has 7.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Effingham County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 783 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Effingham County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Effingham County at 74,397 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,287 households. Median household income in Effingham County is $88,438, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Effingham County scores 56 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #651 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Effingham County

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