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HVAC and plumbing companies in Harrison County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #838 of 1,707 scored counties
#14 of 32 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
65
5 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
49
−3.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$216.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,600 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,136
+4.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 65 HVAC and plumbing companies in Harrison County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 24% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,600 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $216.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 65 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.3M per company, 30% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Harrison County was 49 in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Harrison County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Harrison County is 51 (upper middle), #838 of 1,707 scored counties and #14 of 32 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Harrison County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Harrison County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.84.66.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$5.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,7011,6161,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.9%+7.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,600$2,534$3,018
Median household income$59,479$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score5151

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 49−3.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
372
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
655 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
217,136+4.0% since 2020
Households
83,358
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
368
Median household income
$59,479+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,923
Median home value
$212,200
Jobs located here
89,531
Daytime population
220,283Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, MS82204.6$6.9M+6.5%#46 of 1,707
2DeSoto County, MS76415.8$5.1M+6.3%#104 of 1,707
3Lamar County, MS75145.5$5.1M+4.7%#127 of 1,707
4Lafayette County, MS74105.3$5.3M+6.6%#137 of 1,707
5Hancock County, MS7184.0$6.8M+1.6%#181 of 1,707
6Oktibbeha County, MS6762.7$8.7M+0.4%#266 of 1,707
7George County, MS6566.5$4M+8.1%#349 of 1,707
8Lee County, MS64164.9$5.4M+0.5%#364 of 1,707
9Rankin County, MS60335.5$5.3M+3.2%#492 of 1,707
10Jackson County, MS59396.8$4M+3.0%#545 of 1,707
14Harrison County, MS51657.8$3.3M+4.0%#838 of 1,707

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Harrison County, MS?

Harrison County has 65 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Harrison County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $216.7M a year, or $2,600 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 83,358 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 7.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Harrison County would have about 46, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 217,136 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,358 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $59,479 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Harrison County scores 51 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #838 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Harrison County

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