Market rankings · New Jersey
HVAC and plumbing companies in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,159
- 109 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3,454
- −0.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.9B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #4 of 51
- Market score 68 · Upper middle
A site report maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 2,159 HVAC and plumbing companies in New Jersey. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in New Jersey comes to about $12.9B a year: $3,682 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 26% 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 3,454 businesses with payroll in New Jersey classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,016 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 157 SBA-backed loans worth $78.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #4 for HVAC and plumbing companies, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest (87). Among 21 scored counties, Hudson County scores highest (88).
Every market in New Jersey for HVAC and plumbing companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 87 | 78 | 5.4 | $6.7M | +3.3% | #2 of 387 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 67 | 220 | 6.5 | $5M | +3.0% | #64 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 66 | 1,506 | 6.1 | $5.6M | +1.4% | #65 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 65 | 3,784 | 5.1 | $7.1M | +0.6% | #67 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 56 | 36 | 6.7 | $4.3M | +2.2% | #143 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 39 | 124 | 8.0 | $4M | +0.8% | #277 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 88 | 59 | 2.0 | $18M | +1.8% | #12 of 1,707 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 87 | 113 | 3.5 | $9.6M | +4.2% | #17 of 1,707 |
| 3Mercer County, NJ | 84 | 78 | 5.4 | $6.7M | +3.3% | #32 of 1,707 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 77 | 76 | 5.8 | $7.4M | +3.5% | #85 of 1,707 |
| 5Middlesex County, NJ | 75 | 157 | 5.1 | $7.4M | +2.6% | #112 of 1,707 |
| 6Burlington County, NJ | 75 | 119 | 6.7 | $5.5M | +4.3% | #123 of 1,707 |
| 7Union County, NJ | 72 | 128 | 6.3 | $6M | +5.0% | #169 of 1,707 |
| 8Camden County, NJ | 67 | 131 | 6.5 | $5.1M | +2.4% | #280 of 1,707 |
| 9Bergen County, NJ | 65 | 240 | 6.8 | $6M | +2.4% | #331 of 1,707 |
| 10Gloucester County, NJ | 64 | 78 | 6.9 | $5.2M | +3.3% | #368 of 1,707 |
| 11Morris County, NJ | 61 | 160 | 8.3 | $5.1M | +3.2% | #456 of 1,707 |
| 12Ocean County, NJ | 61 | 161 | 6.6 | $5.1M | +5.6% | #459 of 1,707 |
| 13Warren County, NJ | 61 | 34 | 7.5 | $4.6M | +3.2% | #468 of 1,707 |
| 14Cumberland County, NJ | 60 | 36 | 6.7 | $4.3M | +2.2% | #503 of 1,707 |
| 15Monmouth County, NJ | 58 | 187 | 7.4 | $5.4M | +1.4% | #560 of 1,707 |
| 16Atlantic County, NJ | 58 | 70 | 6.4 | $4.9M | +1.6% | #565 of 1,707 |
| 17Hunterdon County, NJ | 52 | 50 | 9.8 | $4.4M | +2.3% | #788 of 1,707 |
| 18Sussex County, NJ | 51 | 52 | 9.0 | $4.2M | +2.9% | #823 of 1,707 |
| 19Passaic County, NJ | 47 | 155 | 8.7 | $3.9M | +1.6% | #961 of 1,707 |
| 20Salem County, NJ | 45 | 21 | 8.5 | $3.7M | +2.3% | #1,032 of 1,707 |
| 21Cape May County, NJ | 26 | 54 | 12.0 | $2.8M | −1.7% | #1,566 of 1,707 |
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in New Jersey?
There are 2,159 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in New Jersey as of September 2026. 109 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 3,454 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 0.6% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $12.9B a year, or $3,682 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,159 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
New Jersey has 6.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, New Jersey would have about 2,715, against 2,159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,016 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest, at 87 (high). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Hudson County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 68 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #4 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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