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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area
How the Baton Rouge, LA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #214 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 221
- 5 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 282
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $937.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 888,699
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 221 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Baton Rouge metro area. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in the Baton Rouge metro area spend about $937.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,818 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per company, 11% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 282 businesses with payroll in the Baton Rouge metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,179 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $625K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Baton Rouge metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Baton Rouge metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Baton Rouge metro area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #214 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Baton Rouge metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Baton Rouge metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.9M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,179 | 1,112 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | +13.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,818 | $2,650 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,599 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 282+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,016
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $205M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $625K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Baton Rouge metro 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 Baton Rouge metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 888,699+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 332,585
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 4,368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 200
- Median household income
- $69,599+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,334
- Median home value
- $241,100
- Jobs located here
- 407,162
- Daytime population
- 909,836Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Baton Rouge metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baton Rouge, LA | 47 | 221 | 6.6 | $4.2M | +2.1% | #214 of 387 |
| 2Lafayette, LA | 37 | 106 | 6.4 | $4.1M | +3.8% | #293 of 387 |
| 3Alexandria, LA | 36 | 27 | 4.8 | $5.4M | −2.5% | #299 of 387 |
| 4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 34 | 105 | 10.0 | $3.1M | +5.3% | #322 of 387 |
| 5New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 33 | 256 | 6.4 | $4.2M | −3.4% | #324 of 387 |
| 6Hammond, LA | 30 | 44 | 8.5 | $3M | +5.8% | #349 of 387 |
| 7Monroe, LA | 28 | 51 | 5.9 | $4.2M | −1.9% | #356 of 387 |
| 8Lake Charles, LA | 26 | 66 | 7.2 | $3.8M | −3.8% | #363 of 387 |
| 9Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 17 | 62 | 7.8 | $3.4M | −3.5% | #381 of 387 |
| 10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 15 | 125 | 8.0 | $3.2M | −2.3% | #383 of 387 |
Other business types in the Baton Rouge metro 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
- Home repair trades42
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters37
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control72
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning69
- Pest control53
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area?
There are 221 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Baton Rouge metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 282 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $937.2M a year, or $2,818 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 332,585 households in the Baton Rouge metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Baton Rouge, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Baton Rouge metro area has 6.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.2M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Baton Rouge metro area would have about 197, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,179 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Baton Rouge, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Baton Rouge metro area at 888,699 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 332,585 households. The median household income in the Baton Rouge metro area is $69,599 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. The Baton Rouge metro area scores 47 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #214 of 387 scored metro areas.
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