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HVAC and plumbing companies in Rockingham County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Rockingham County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #787 of 1,707 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 113
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 218
- +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $492.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,077
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rockingham County spend about $492.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,862 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per company, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Rockingham County has 113 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 218 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rockingham County in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 585 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rockingham County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rockingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Rockingham County is 52 (upper middle), #787 of 1,707 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Rockingham County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Rockingham County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 585 | 716 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.1% | +17.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,862 | $3,518 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $118,331 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 191 → 218+14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,627
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $133M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,077+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 127,570
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 696 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $118,331+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,721
- Median home value
- $497,500
- Jobs located here
- 168,917
- Daytime population
- 311,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Strafford County, NH | 70 | 28 | 5.4 | $6.2M | +3.0% | #203 of 1,707 |
| 2Sullivan County, NH | 65 | 6 | 3.6 | $8.6M | +2.1% | #319 of 1,707 |
| 3Cheshire County, NH | 65 | 13 | 4.2 | $7.5M | +2.3% | #324 of 1,707 |
| 4Grafton County, NH | 62 | 20 | 5.4 | $6.2M | +2.2% | #413 of 1,707 |
| 5Hillsborough County, NH | 56 | 135 | 8.0 | $4.5M | +2.5% | #645 of 1,707 |
| 6Carroll County, NH | 53 | 16 | 7.3 | $4.4M | +5.0% | #746 of 1,707 |
| 7Rockingham County, NH | 52 | 113 | 8.9 | $4.4M | +3.0% | #787 of 1,707 |
| 8Merrimack County, NH | 49 | 49 | 8.0 | $4.2M | +2.6% | #897 of 1,707 |
| 9Belknap County, NH | 41 | 25 | 9.5 | $3.5M | +2.1% | #1,179 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Rockingham 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 trades48
- HVAC and plumbing52
- Electricians48
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control35
- Landscaping and lawn care35
- House cleaning51
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Rockingham County, NH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 HVAC and plumbing companies in Rockingham County. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 218 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Rockingham County, NH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $492.7M a year, or $3,862 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 127,570 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockingham County, NH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Rockingham 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 $4.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 104, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 585 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockingham County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Rockingham County at 324,077 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,570 households. Median household income in Rockingham County is $118,331, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Rockingham County scores 52 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #787 of 1,707 scored counties.
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