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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area
How the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #8 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 169
- 7 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 251
- −1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 915,835
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #8 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for HVAC and plumbing companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 169 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $3,295 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area spend about $1.3B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area was 251 in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,526 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area 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-Schenectady-Troy metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,526 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.6% | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,295 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,074 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 251−1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,944
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $362.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1697 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 265The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 915,835+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 383,063
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $88,074+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,274
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Jobs located here
- 460,466
- Daytime population
- 937,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 82 | 169 | 4.4 | $7.5M | +1.9% | #8 of 387 |
| 2Ithaca, NY | 77 | 17 | 3.9 | $7.9M | −1.4% | #13 of 387 |
| 3Utica-Rome, NY | 72 | 50 | 4.1 | $7M | −2.0% | #34 of 387 |
| 4Rochester, NY | 72 | 217 | 4.9 | $6.3M | −0.7% | #35 of 387 |
| 5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 72 | 245 | 4.9 | $6.2M | −0.8% | #36 of 387 |
| 6Syracuse, NY | 71 | 116 | 4.3 | $7.1M | −1.3% | #40 of 387 |
| 7Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 70 | 15 | 3.2 | $9M | −3.9% | #45 of 387 |
| 8Binghamton, NY | 70 | 46 | 4.5 | $6.4M | −1.3% | #48 of 387 |
| 9New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 65 | 3,784 | 5.1 | $7.1M | +0.6% | #67 of 387 |
| 10Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 62 | 152 | 6.0 | $5.9M | +3.0% | #89 of 387 |
Other business types in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
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 plumbing82
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters79
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control55
- Landscaping and lawn care48
- House cleaning57
- Pest control68
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 169 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 251 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.3B a year, or $3,295 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 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 383,063 households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 4.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 30% 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, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area would have about 265, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,526 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area at 915,835 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,063 households. The median household income in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is $88,074 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores 82 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #8 of 387 scored metro areas.
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