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HVAC and plumbing companies in Wicomico County, MD
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Wicomico County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #689 of 1,707 scored counties
#12 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 31
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $117.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,899
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 HVAC and plumbing companies in Wicomico County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Wicomico County spend about $117.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,895 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 21% 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 33 businesses with payroll in Wicomico County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,226 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $190K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wicomico County.
Population estimates show Wicomico County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Wicomico County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #689 of 1,707 scored counties and #12 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Wicomico 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.
| Measure | Wicomico County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,226 | 1,190 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | −4.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,895 | $3,443 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $76,210 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 33−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 311 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $190K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,899+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,470
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 374 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $76,210+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,023
- Median home value
- $254,700
- Jobs located here
- 43,883
- Daytime population
- 101,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 81 | 208 | 5.3 | $7.4M | +1.3% | #51 of 1,707 |
| 2Prince George’s County, MD | 76 | 168 | 4.8 | $6.9M | +0.5% | #97 of 1,707 |
| 3Howard County, MD | 73 | 68 | 5.6 | $7.4M | +1.9% | #143 of 1,707 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 72 | 23 | 5.7 | $5.5M | +3.2% | #170 of 1,707 |
| 5Baltimore city, MD | 70 | 80 | 3.1 | $8.6M | −2.3% | #199 of 1,707 |
| 6Charles County, MD | 66 | 44 | 7.2 | $5.1M | +5.9% | #307 of 1,707 |
| 7Baltimore County, MD | 63 | 199 | 6.0 | $5.4M | −0.7% | #393 of 1,707 |
| 8Frederick County, MD | 63 | 89 | 8.5 | $4.4M | +11.0% | #403 of 1,707 |
| 9Washington County, MD | 62 | 36 | 6.0 | $4.8M | +2.0% | #433 of 1,707 |
| 10Anne Arundel County, MD | 60 | 166 | 7.4 | $5.1M | +1.7% | #495 of 1,707 |
| 12Wicomico County, MD | 55 | 31 | 7.7 | $3.8M | +3.2% | #689 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Wicomico 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
- Home repair trades51
- HVAC and plumbing55
- Electricians59
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care59
- House cleaning39
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Wicomico County, MD?
There are 31 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Wicomico County 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 33 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Wicomico County, MD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $117.2M a year, or $2,895 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 40,470 households in Wicomico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wicomico County, MD compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Wicomico County has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Wicomico County would have about 25, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,226 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Wicomico County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Wicomico County at 106,899 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,470 households. The median household income in Wicomico County is $76,210 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Wicomico County scores 55 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #689 of 1,707 scored counties.
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