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HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County, NV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,339 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
19
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
34
+17.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,057 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,111
+1.2% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,339 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Douglas County comes to about $65.2M a year: $3,057 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Douglas County has 19 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 41% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Douglas County in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 627 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Douglas County 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 Douglas County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.95.66.3
Spending per listing$3.4M$5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment6271,3231,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.2%+14.2%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,057$2,818$3,018
Median household income$90,754$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score3666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 34+17.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
195
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
191 chain location
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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,111+1.2% since 2020
Households
21,325
Median age
53.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$90,754+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,388
Median home value
$615,400
Jobs located here
19,069
Daytime population
48,760Residents 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 counties in Nevada for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Douglas County marked.

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV8652.1$12.9M+9.5%#20 of 1,707
2Elko County, NV7494.6$6.1M+2.1%#135 of 1,707
3Nye County, NV71104.5$5.5M+10.3%#191 of 1,707
4Washoe County, NV701095.5$5.5M+4.4%#210 of 1,707
5Clark County, NV675005.8$4.8M+5.8%#283 of 1,707
6Churchill County, NV5466.3$4.3M+1.1%#715 of 1,707
7Carson City, NV49135.5$5M−0.2%#886 of 1,707
8Humboldt County, NV4457.2$3.7M0.0%#1,067 of 1,707
9Douglas County, NV36198.9$3.4M+1.2%#1,339 of 1,707

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Douglas County, NV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Douglas County, NV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $65.2M a year, or $3,057 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,325 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 8.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.4M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Douglas County would have about 14, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 627 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 50,111 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,325 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $90,754, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Douglas County scores 36 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,339 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 Douglas County

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