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HVAC and plumbing companies in Allegany County, MD

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,241 of 1,707 scored counties
#20 of 23 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
19
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$68.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,488 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,848
−1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 HVAC and plumbing companies in Allegany County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,488 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Allegany County spend about $68.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.6M per company, 25% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Allegany County in 2023. That is one for every 1,711 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Allegany County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For HVAC and plumbing companies, Allegany County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,241 of 1,707 scored counties and #20 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.

How Allegany County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Allegany County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureAllegany CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.96.36.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$5.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,7111,1901,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,488$3,443$3,018
Median household income$59,603$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score3965

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 16
Employees, 2023
261
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
190 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Allegany 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 Allegany County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,848−1.6% since 2020
Households
27,382
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
160
Median household income
$59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,712
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
25,839
Daytime population
68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Maryland

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

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Montgomery County, MD812085.3$7.4M+1.3%#51 of 1,707
2Prince George’s County, MD761684.8$6.9M+0.5%#97 of 1,707
3Howard County, MD73685.6$7.4M+1.9%#143 of 1,707
4Cecil County, MD72235.7$5.5M+3.2%#170 of 1,707
5Baltimore city, MD70803.1$8.6M−2.3%#199 of 1,707
6Charles County, MD66447.2$5.1M+5.9%#307 of 1,707
7Baltimore County, MD631996.0$5.4M−0.7%#393 of 1,707
8Frederick County, MD63898.5$4.4M+11.0%#403 of 1,707
9Washington County, MD62366.0$4.8M+2.0%#433 of 1,707
10Anne Arundel County, MD601667.4$5.1M+1.7%#495 of 1,707
20Allegany County, MD39196.9$3.6M−1.6%#1,241 of 1,707

Other business types in Allegany County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Allegany County, MD?

There are 19 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $68.1M a year, or $2,488 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegany County has 6.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Allegany County would have about 14, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,711 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,241 of 1,707 scored counties.

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