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HVAC and plumbing companies in Chemung County, NY

How Chemung 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #559 of 1,707 scored counties
#47 of 56 scored counties in New York

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
25
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$98.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,804 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,415
−3.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 HVAC and plumbing companies in Chemung County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Chemung County spend about $98.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,804 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 15% 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 Chemung County was 25 in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,410 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Chemung County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Chemung County is 58 (upper middle), #559 of 1,707 scored counties and #47 of 56 scored counties in New York.

How Chemung 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Chemung County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChemung CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.14.76.3
Spending per listing$5.5M$7.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,4101,0911,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+0.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,804$3,373$3,018
Median household income$63,716$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5863

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 25+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
218
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
182 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 Chemung 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 Chemung County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,415−3.9% since 2020
Households
35,262
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
202
Median household income
$63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,374
Median home value
$141,100
Jobs located here
31,723
Daytime population
81,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY84454.4$8.1M+2.3%#28 of 1,707
2New York County, NY822092.7$14.2M−1.3%#44 of 1,707
3Schenectady County, NY82294.3$7.2M+3.0%#45 of 1,707
4Otsego County, NY81104.3$6.8M+3.8%#53 of 1,707
5Schoharie County, NY8053.9$7.6M+1.4%#62 of 1,707
6Livingston County, NY7862.5$12.2M−0.2%#75 of 1,707
7Madison County, NY7872.7$11.4M−1.2%#76 of 1,707
8Ontario County, NY77183.7$8.6M+0.6%#84 of 1,707
9Albany County, NY77634.7$6.9M+2.2%#87 of 1,707
10Rensselaer County, NY76274.0$7.9M−0.2%#94 of 1,707
47Chemung County, NY58185.1$5.5M−3.9%#559 of 1,707

Other business types in Chemung County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Chemung County, NY?

There are 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Chemung County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) 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 Chemung County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $98.9M a year, or $2,804 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 35,262 households in Chemung County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chemung County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Chemung County has 5.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Chemung County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,410 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 Chemung County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chemung County at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in Chemung County is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Chemung County scores 58 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #559 of 1,707 scored counties.

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