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HVAC and plumbing companies in Delaware County, NY
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Delaware County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #111 of 1,707 scored counties
#14 of 56 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,305
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Delaware County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #111 of 1,707 scored counties and #14 of 56 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
At $2,835 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $54.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 63% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Delaware County in 2023. That is one for every 1,920 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,920 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,835 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $63,337 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,305+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,203
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,443 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $63,337+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,568
- Median home value
- $183,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,965
- Daytime population
- 42,128Residents 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 |
| 14Delaware County, NY | 75 | 7 | 3.6 | $7.8M | +0.2% | #111 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Delaware 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Delaware County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 HVAC and plumbing companies in Delaware County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Delaware County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $54.4M a year, or $2,835 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 19,203 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Delaware County has 3.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.8M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Delaware County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,920 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 44,305 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,203 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $63,337, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Delaware County scores 75 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #111 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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