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HVAC and plumbing companies in Kennebec County, ME
How Kennebec County, ME 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #454 of 1,707 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +57.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $157.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,905 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 HVAC and plumbing companies in Kennebec County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Kennebec County spend about $157.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,905 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 11% above 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 55 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kennebec County in 2023, up 57.1% from 2019. That is one for every 987 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kennebec County.
Population estimates show Kennebec County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Kennebec County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #454 of 1,707 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Maine.
How Kennebec County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $5.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 987 | 765 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +57.1% | +18.2% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,905 | $3,054 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 55+57.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 67 | 44 | 4.8 | $6.8M | +4.8% | #272 of 1,707 |
| 2Lincoln County, ME | 64 | 5 | 3.0 | $10.1M | +3.8% | #352 of 1,707 |
| 3Oxford County, ME | 64 | 8 | 3.3 | $8.3M | +4.2% | #353 of 1,707 |
| 4Penobscot County, ME | 64 | 30 | 4.6 | $6.3M | +3.8% | #356 of 1,707 |
| 5Hancock County, ME | 62 | 12 | 4.7 | $6.4M | +3.0% | #411 of 1,707 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 61 | 30 | 5.5 | $5.3M | +3.5% | #454 of 1,707 |
| 7Somerset County, ME | 60 | 10 | 4.3 | $6.1M | +2.3% | #484 of 1,707 |
| 8Knox County, ME | 59 | 8 | 4.3 | $7.2M | +1.1% | #513 of 1,707 |
| 9Washington County, ME | 59 | 6 | 4.2 | $6.2M | +0.8% | #517 of 1,707 |
| 10Androscoggin County, ME | 56 | 26 | 5.5 | $5.2M | +4.8% | #633 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Kennebec County
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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Kennebec County, ME?
Kennebec County has 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 57.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $157.8M a year, or $2,905 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Kennebec County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.3M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 33, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 987 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 57.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 61 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #454 of 1,707 scored counties.
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