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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Carson City, NV metro area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Carson City, NV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #240 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
23
−11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$64.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,727 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,571
−0.2% 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 13 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Carson City metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in the Carson City metro area spend about $64.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,727 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 4% above 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 23 businesses with payroll in the Carson City metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,030 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $418K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Carson City metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Carson City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Carson City metro area is 44 (lower middle), #240 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada.

How the Carson City metro area compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Carson City, NV metro area compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureCarson City metro areaNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.66.3
Spending per listing$5M$5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0301,3231,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.5%+14.2%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,727$2,818$3,018
Median household income$72,355$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score4466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23−11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
223
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 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
2
Amount
$418K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Carson City metro 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 Carson City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,571−0.2% since 2020
Households
23,692
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
145 sq. mi.
People per square mile
404
Median household income
$72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,042
Median home value
$453,000
Jobs located here
29,300
Daytime population
60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Nevada

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Carson City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nevada

Metro areas in Nevada ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Reno, NV721155.1$5.8M+5.0%#38 of 387
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV645005.8$4.8M+5.8%#78 of 387
3Carson City, NV44135.5$5M−0.2%#240 of 387

Other business types in the Carson City metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Carson City, NV metro area?

There are 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Carson City metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Carson City, NV metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $64.6M a year, or $2,727 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 23,692 households in the Carson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Carson City, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Carson City metro area has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Carson City metro area would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,030 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Carson City, NV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Carson City metro area at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in the Carson City metro area is $72,355 a year, 10% 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. The Carson City metro area scores 44 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #240 of 387 scored metro areas.

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