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HVAC and plumbing companies in Waldo County, ME

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Waldo County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,923 a household
Spending per listing
$12.8M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,693
+2.6% 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 $2,923 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Waldo County spend about $51.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 4 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $12.8M per company, 2.7 times 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 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Waldo County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Waldo County in 2023. That is one for every 1,165 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Waldo County.

Population estimates show Waldo County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Waldo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Waldo 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Waldo County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureWaldo CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.35.36.3
Spending per listing$12.8M$5.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1657651,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.2%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,923$3,054$3,018
Median household income$72,782$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 15
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Waldo 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 Waldo County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,693+2.6% since 2020
Households
17,470
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$72,782+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,541
Median home value
$257,700
Jobs located here
11,338
Daytime population
35,620Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Maine, with Waldo County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME67444.8$6.8M+4.8%#272 of 1,707
2Lincoln County, ME6453.0$10.1M+3.8%#352 of 1,707
3Oxford County, ME6483.3$8.3M+4.2%#353 of 1,707
4Penobscot County, ME64304.6$6.3M+3.8%#356 of 1,707
5Hancock County, ME62124.7$6.4M+3.0%#411 of 1,707
6Kennebec County, ME61305.5$5.3M+3.5%#454 of 1,707
7Somerset County, ME60104.3$6.1M+2.3%#484 of 1,707
8Knox County, ME5984.3$7.2M+1.1%#513 of 1,707
9Washington County, ME5964.2$6.2M+0.8%#517 of 1,707
10Androscoggin County, ME56265.5$5.2M+4.8%#633 of 1,707
Waldo County, MENot scored42.3$12.8M+2.6%

Other business types in Waldo County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Waldo County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 HVAC and plumbing companies in Waldo County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Waldo County, ME spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $51.1M a year, or $2,923 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $12.8M 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 17,470 households in Waldo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Waldo County has 2.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $12.8M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Waldo County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,165 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Waldo County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Waldo County at 40,693 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,470 households. Median household income in Waldo County is $72,782, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Waldo County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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