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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cape May County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cape May County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,566 of 1,707 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 54
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- −16.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $152.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 90% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,390
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cape May County is 26 (lower middle), #1,566 of 1,707 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Cape May County spend about $152.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,399 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 54 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.8M per company, 41% below 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 54 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Cape May County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cape May County was 77 in 2023, down 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 583 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cape May County. Population estimates show Cape May County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cape May County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Cape May County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 583 | 1,016 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.3% | −0.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,399 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $91,128 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92 → 77−16.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 472
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 542 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cape May 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 Cape May County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,390−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,884
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 252 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 377
- Median household income
- $91,128+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,129
- Median home value
- $434,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,945
- Daytime population
- 90,601Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| 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 |
| 21Cape May County, NJ | 26 | 54 | 12.0 | $2.8M | −1.7% | #1,566 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Cape May 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 trades31
- HVAC and plumbing26
- Electricians39
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control18
- Landscaping and lawn care25
- House cleaning14
- Pest control37
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Cape May County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cape May County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 16.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Cape May County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $152.6M a year, or $3,399 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 44,884 households in Cape May County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape May County, NJ compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Cape May County has 12.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cape May County would have about 32, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 583 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cape May County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Cape May County at 93,390 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,884 households. Median household income in Cape May County is $91,128, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.9%, 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. Cape May County scores 26 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,566 of 1,707 scored counties.
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