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HVAC and plumbing companies in Strafford County, NH
How Strafford County, NH compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #203 of 1,707 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 28
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $174.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,353 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Strafford County comes to about $174.6M a year: $3,353 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 28 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $6.2M per company, 31% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 28 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Strafford County was 51 in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $465K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Strafford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Strafford County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Strafford County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #203 of 1,707 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Strafford 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,021 | 716 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +17.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,353 | $3,518 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 51+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 336
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 280 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $465K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents 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 Strafford 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 trades53
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians35
- Roofing and gutters80
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control39
- Landscaping and lawn care38
- House cleaning46
- Pest control66
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Strafford County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 HVAC and plumbing companies in Strafford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $174.6M a year, or $3,353 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Strafford County has 5.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.2M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Strafford County would have about 37, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 70 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #203 of 1,707 scored counties.
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