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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Farmington, NM metro area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Farmington, NM metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #270 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico

Listings
24
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
25
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,411 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,340
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Farmington metro area comes to about $100.6M a year: $2,411 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

The Farmington metro area has 24 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in the Farmington metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,669 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Farmington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Farmington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #270 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico.

How the Farmington metro area compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Farmington, NM metro area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureFarmington metro areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.85.56.3
Spending per listing$4.2M$4.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,6691,2121,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+6.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,411$2,559$3,018
Median household income$55,872$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
276
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
243 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Farmington metro area, 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 the Farmington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
120,340−0.9% since 2020
Households
41,732
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,826
Median home value
$193,800
Jobs located here
45,264
Daytime population
119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Farmington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New Mexico

Metro areas in New Mexico ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Las Cruces, NM58404.7$5.1M+4.1%#129 of 387
2Albuquerque, NM432165.7$4.6M+0.8%#249 of 387
3Farmington, NM40245.8$4.2M−0.9%#270 of 387
4Santa Fe, NM31578.1$3.6M+1.2%#341 of 387

Other business types in the Farmington metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Farmington, NM metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Farmington metro area. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Farmington, NM metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $100.6M a year, or $2,411 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 41,732 households in the Farmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Farmington, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Farmington metro area has 5.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Farmington metro area would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,669 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Farmington, NM metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Farmington metro area at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. Median household income in the Farmington metro area is $55,872, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.6%, 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. The Farmington metro area scores 40 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #270 of 387 scored metro areas.

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