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HVAC and plumbing companies in Tift County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,396 of 1,707 scored counties
#74 of 81 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,498 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,254
+2.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Tift County is 34 (lower middle), #1,396 of 1,707 scored counties and #74 of 81 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,498 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Tift County spend about $39.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Tift County has 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Tift County in 2023. That is one for every 978 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show Tift County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Tift 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 Tift County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureTift CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.06.36.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9781,3141,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,498$2,975$3,018
Median household income$53,255$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 16
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Tift 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 Tift County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,254+2.1% since 2020
Households
15,640
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
261 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,766
Median home value
$165,200
Jobs located here
21,738
Daytime population
47,133Residents 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 Tift 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
74Tift County, GA34117.0$3.6M+2.1%#1,396 of 1,707

Other business types in Tift County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 HVAC and plumbing companies in Tift County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Tift County, GA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $39.1M a year, or $2,498 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tift County has 7.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Tift County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 978 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Tift County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,396 of 1,707 scored counties.

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