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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lafayette, LA metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lafayette, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #293 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 106
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- +23.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $434.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,643 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,758
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Lafayette metro area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #293 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 106 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lafayette metro area. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,643 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $434.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 14% 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.
Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lafayette metro area in 2023, up 23.7% from 2019. That is one for every 956 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $294K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lafayette metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lafayette metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lafayette 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 | Lafayette metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.9M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 956 | 1,112 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.7% | +13.0% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,643 | $2,650 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 172+23.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,255
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1066 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $294K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lafayette 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 Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,758+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 164,378
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,834 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $60,892
- Average household income
- $88,260
- Median home value
- $214,400
- Jobs located here
- 177,096
- Daytime population
- 415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Lafayette 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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing37
- Electricians36
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control66
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning68
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?
The Lafayette metro area has 106 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 23.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $434.4M a year, or $2,643 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Lafayette metro area has 6.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 91, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 956 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lafayette metro area scores 37 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #293 of 387 scored metro areas.
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