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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cayuga County, NY
How Cayuga County, NY 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #382 of 1,707 scored counties
#35 of 56 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,867 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 90% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,365
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cayuga County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Cayuga County comes to about $90.4M a year: $2,867 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9M per company, 90% 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 27 businesses with payroll in Cayuga County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $420K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cayuga County.
Population estimates show Cayuga County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cayuga County is 63 (upper middle), #382 of 1,707 scored counties and #35 of 56 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cayuga 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 | Cayuga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,168 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.0% | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,867 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $67,904 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 27+35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $420K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,365−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,524
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,583
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,171
- Daytime population
- 65,706Residents 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 |
| 35Cayuga County, NY | 63 | 10 | 3.2 | $9M | −2.3% | #382 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Cayuga County
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Cayuga County, NY?
There are 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Cayuga County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 35.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $90.4M a year, or $2,867 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Cayuga County has 3.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $9M, 90% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 19, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 63 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #382 of 1,707 scored counties.
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