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HVAC and plumbing companies in Ocean County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Ocean County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #459 of 1,707 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 161
- 6 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 339
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $821.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,368 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,746
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,368 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Ocean County spend about $821.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 161 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.1M per company, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Ocean County has 161 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ocean County was 339 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 719 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ocean County.
Population estimates show Ocean County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Ocean County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #459 of 1,707 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Ocean 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 | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 719 | 1,016 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | −0.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,368 | $3,682 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,863 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 323 → 339+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,760
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $113.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1616 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 22
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ocean 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 Ocean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,746+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 243,843
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,042
- Median household income
- $89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,774
- Median home value
- $398,400
- Jobs located here
- 183,196
- Daytime population
- 568,313Residents 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 |
| 12Ocean County, NJ | 61 | 161 | 6.6 | $5.1M | +5.6% | #459 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Ocean 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 trades63
- HVAC and plumbing61
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters85
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care57
- House cleaning49
- Pest control42
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Ocean County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 HVAC and plumbing companies in Ocean County. 6 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 339 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Ocean County, NJ spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $821.2M a year, or $3,368 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ocean County, NJ compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Ocean County has 6.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.1M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Ocean County would have about 173, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 719 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Ocean County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 61 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #459 of 1,707 scored counties.
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