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HVAC and plumbing companies in Sandoval County, NM
How Sandoval County, NM 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 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #50 of 1,707 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $164.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,887 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 159,565
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Sandoval County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #50 of 1,707 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 HVAC and plumbing companies in Sandoval County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,887 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Sandoval County spend about $164.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 22 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $7.5M per company, 57% 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 41 businesses with payroll in Sandoval County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,388 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $245K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Sandoval County. Population estimates show Sandoval County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sandoval County 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.
| Measure | Sandoval County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $4.7M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,388 | 1,212 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.2% | +6.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,887 | $2,559 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $86,636 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 41+24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 230
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $245K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Sandoval 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 Sandoval County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 159,565+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 56,895
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $86,636+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,102
- Median home value
- $313,800
- Jobs located here
- 35,682
- Daytime population
- 121,290Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Sandoval County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 81 | 22 | 3.9 | $7.5M | +6.9% | #50 of 1,707 |
| 2Doña Ana County, NM | 58 | 40 | 4.7 | $5.1M | +4.1% | #564 of 1,707 |
| 3Curry County, NM | 52 | 7 | 3.8 | $6.3M | −3.5% | #771 of 1,707 |
| 4Eddy County, NM | 51 | 16 | 6.8 | $4M | +0.3% | #829 of 1,707 |
| 5McKinley County, NM | 48 | 9 | 4.2 | $5.1M | −6.1% | #921 of 1,707 |
| 6Bernalillo County, NM | 45 | 173 | 6.1 | $4.4M | −1.4% | #1,022 of 1,707 |
| 7San Juan County, NM | 44 | 24 | 5.8 | $4.2M | −0.9% | #1,051 of 1,707 |
| 8Santa Fe County, NM | 40 | 57 | 8.1 | $3.6M | +1.2% | #1,208 of 1,707 |
| 9Taos County, NM | 38 | 7 | 4.5 | $5.4M | +0.3% | #1,265 of 1,707 |
| 10Lea County, NM | 35 | 19 | 7.7 | $3.4M | +0.2% | #1,364 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Sandoval 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 trades78
- HVAC and plumbing81
- Electricians72
- Roofing and gutters80
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control80
- Landscaping and lawn care84
- House cleaning79
- Pest control52
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Sandoval County, NM?
There are 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Sandoval County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Sandoval County, NM spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $164.3M a year, or $2,887 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 56,895 households in Sandoval County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sandoval County, NM compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Sandoval County has 3.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.5M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Sandoval County would have about 35, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,388 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Sandoval County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Sandoval County at 159,565 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,895 households. The median household income in Sandoval County is $86,636 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sandoval County scores 81 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #50 of 1,707 scored counties.
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