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HVAC and plumbing companies in Albany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Albany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #87 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 56 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 63
- 4 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- −3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $436.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,244 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Albany County is 77 (high), #87 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 56 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Households in Albany County spend about $436.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,244 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per company, 46% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Albany County has 63 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Albany County in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Albany County. Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,375 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.9% | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,244 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 102 → 98−3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,093
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $188M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 634 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 84 | 45 | 4.4 | $8.1M | +2.3% | #28 of 1,707 |
| 2New York County, NY | 82 | 209 | 2.7 | $14.2M | −1.3% | #44 of 1,707 |
| 3Schenectady County, NY | 82 | 29 | 4.3 | $7.2M | +3.0% | #45 of 1,707 |
| 4Otsego County, NY | 81 | 10 | 4.3 | $6.8M | +3.8% | #53 of 1,707 |
| 5Schoharie County, NY | 80 | 5 | 3.9 | $7.6M | +1.4% | #62 of 1,707 |
| 6Livingston County, NY | 78 | 6 | 2.5 | $12.2M | −0.2% | #75 of 1,707 |
| 7Madison County, NY | 78 | 7 | 2.7 | $11.4M | −1.2% | #76 of 1,707 |
| 8Ontario County, NY | 77 | 18 | 3.7 | $8.6M | +0.6% | #84 of 1,707 |
| 9Albany County, NY | 77 | 63 | 4.7 | $6.9M | +2.2% | #87 of 1,707 |
| 10Rensselaer County, NY | 76 | 27 | 4.0 | $7.9M | −0.2% | #94 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Albany 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 trades70
- HVAC and plumbing77
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care57
- House cleaning52
- Pest control51
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 HVAC and plumbing companies in Albany County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $436.9M a year, or $3,244 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Albany County has 4.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.9M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Albany County would have about 92, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 77 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #87 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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