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HVAC and plumbing companies in Orleans Parish, LA

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Orleans Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #222 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 37 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
40
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
41
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$413.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,653 a household
Spending per listing
$10.3M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
362,154
−5.5% 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

At $2,653 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans Parish spend about $413.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 40 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $10.3M per company, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Orleans Parish has 40 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Orleans Parish in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,801 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Orleans Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Orleans Parish is 69 (upper middle), #222 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 37 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Orleans Parish 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Orleans Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.66.76.3
Spending per listing$10.3M$3.9M$4.8M
Households per official establishment3,8011,1121,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+13.0%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,653$2,650$3,018
Median household income$56,631$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score6919

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 410.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
568
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
400 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The 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 Orleans Parish, 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 Orleans Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
362,154−5.5% since 2020
Households
155,821
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.3
Land area
170 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,193
Median household income
$56,631+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,726
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
192,799
Daytime population
412,758Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Orleans Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA76265.5$5.9M+6.4%#100 of 1,707
2West Baton Rouge Parish, LA7565.5$5.2M+5.5%#125 of 1,707
3Orleans Parish, LA69402.6$10.3M−5.5%#222 of 1,707
4St. Martin Parish, LA5752.6$9.8M−1.0%#592 of 1,707
5Evangeline Parish, LA5254.0$5.7M−1.0%#772 of 1,707
6Vermilion Parish, LA5194.1$6M+1.3%#805 of 1,707
7De Soto Parish, LA5054.8$5.1M+2.0%#847 of 1,707
8St. John the Baptist Parish, LA5085.3$4.9M−5.9%#850 of 1,707
9Webster Parish, LA4953.5$6.4M−5.2%#878 of 1,707
10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA481267.1$3.9M+0.1%#930 of 1,707

Other business types in Orleans Parish

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Orleans Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 HVAC and plumbing companies in Orleans Parish. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Orleans Parish, LA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $413.4M a year, or $2,653 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 155,821 households in Orleans Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orleans Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Orleans Parish has 2.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $10.3M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Orleans Parish would have about 87, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,801 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Orleans Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Orleans Parish at 362,154 people in 2025, down 5.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,821 households. Median household income in Orleans Parish is $56,631, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.1%, 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. Orleans Parish scores 69 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #222 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 Orleans Parish

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