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HVAC and plumbing companies in Sumter County, GA

How Sumter County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,341 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
80% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,801
−2.4% 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 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Sumter County. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,341 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Sumter County spend about $25.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $8.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 80% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Sumter County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,197 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sumter County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Sumter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sumter 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 Sumter County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.76.36.3
Spending per listing$8.6M$4.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,1971,3141,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,341$2,975$3,018
Median household income$42,653$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,801−2.4% since 2020
Households
10,986
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$42,653+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,394
Median home value
$120,200
Jobs located here
9,753
Daytime population
27,951Residents 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 Sumter 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
Sumter County, GANot scored32.7$8.6M−2.4%

Other business types in Sumter County

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

Questions

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

Sumter County has 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $25.7M a year, or $2,341 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 10,986 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumter County has 2.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $8.6M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Sumter County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,197 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Sumter County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 28,801 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,986 households. The median household income in Sumter County is $42,653 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Sumter County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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