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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Ocean Pines, MD area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Ocean Pines, MD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #355 of 476 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland
- Listings
- 35
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −32.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,084 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Ocean Pines area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in the Ocean Pines area spend about $74.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,084 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 55% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Ocean Pines area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 32.6% from 2019. That is one for every 779 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Ocean Pines area grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Ocean Pines area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #355 of 476 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland.
How the Ocean Pines area 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.
| Measure | Ocean Pines area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 779 | 1,190 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −32.6% | −4.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,084 | $3,443 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31−32.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 297
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 351 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 the Ocean Pines 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 Ocean Pines area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cambridge, MD | 63 | 8 | 5.9 | $4.5M | +3.4% | #105 of 476 |
| 2Cumberland, MD-WV | 60 | 20 | 5.2 | $4.9M | −1.3% | #138 of 476 |
| 3Easton, MD | 39 | 20 | 12.2 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #353 of 476 |
| 4Ocean Pines, MD | 39 | 35 | 14.5 | $2.1M | +3.7% | #355 of 476 |
Other business types in the Ocean Pines area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Ocean Pines, MD area?
The Ocean Pines area has 35 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 32.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Ocean Pines, MD area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $74.4M a year, or $3,084 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 24,136 households in the Ocean Pines area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ocean Pines, MD area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Ocean Pines area has 14.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.1M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Ocean Pines area would have about 16, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 779 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 32.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ocean Pines, MD area growing?
Population estimates put the Ocean Pines area at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in the Ocean Pines area is $81,745 a year, in line with 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ocean Pines area scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #355 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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