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HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County, GA

How Wayne 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 · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,284 of 1,707 scored counties
#66 of 81 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,419 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,481
+7.8% 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 Wayne County is 38 (lower middle), #1,284 of 1,707 scored counties and #66 of 81 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,419 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $26.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% 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 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.36.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$4.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0061,3141,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,419$2,975$3,018
Median household income$53,427$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3866

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,481+7.8% since 2020
Households
11,061
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
642 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,341
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
9,027
Daytime population
28,247Residents 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 Wayne 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
66Wayne County, GA3887.2$3.3M+7.8%#1,284 of 1,707

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $26.8M a year, or $2,419 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 11,061 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 7.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Wayne County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $53,427, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Wayne County scores 38 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,284 of 1,707 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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