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HVAC and plumbing companies in Washoe County, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Washoe County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #210 of 1,707 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 109
- 9 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 170
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $596M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 HVAC and plumbing companies in Washoe County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Washoe County comes to about $596M a year: $2,990 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 15% 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.
Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washoe County in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,172 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washoe County.
Population estimates show Washoe County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Washoe County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #210 of 1,707 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washoe 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.
| Measure | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,172 | 1,323 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | +14.2% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,990 | $2,818 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 159 → 170+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,752
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $208.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1099 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 86 | 5 | 2.1 | $12.9M | +9.5% | #20 of 1,707 |
| 2Elko County, NV | 74 | 9 | 4.6 | $6.1M | +2.1% | #135 of 1,707 |
| 3Nye County, NV | 71 | 10 | 4.5 | $5.5M | +10.3% | #191 of 1,707 |
| 4Washoe County, NV | 70 | 109 | 5.5 | $5.5M | +4.4% | #210 of 1,707 |
| 5Clark County, NV | 67 | 500 | 5.8 | $4.8M | +5.8% | #283 of 1,707 |
| 6Churchill County, NV | 54 | 6 | 6.3 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #715 of 1,707 |
| 7Carson City, NV | 49 | 13 | 5.5 | $5M | −0.2% | #886 of 1,707 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 44 | 5 | 7.2 | $3.7M | 0.0% | #1,067 of 1,707 |
| 9Douglas County, NV | 36 | 19 | 8.9 | $3.4M | +1.2% | #1,339 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Washoe 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 trades66
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters72
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care62
- House cleaning31
- Pest control53
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Washoe County, NV?
Washoe County has 109 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $596M a year, or $2,990 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Washoe County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Washoe County would have about 125, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,172 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 70 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #210 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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