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HVAC and plumbing companies in Dutchess County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Dutchess County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #327 of 1,707 scored counties
#29 of 56 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 60
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 139
- −14.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $416M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Dutchess County comes to about $416M a year: $3,578 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 60 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $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.
Dutchess County has 60 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 139 businesses with payroll in Dutchess County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 837 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Dutchess County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dutchess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Dutchess County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #327 of 1,707 scored counties and #29 of 56 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dutchess 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 | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 837 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.7% | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,578 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163 → 139−14.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 636
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 602 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents 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 |
| 29Dutchess County, NY | 65 | 60 | 5.2 | $6.9M | +1.5% | #327 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Dutchess 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing65
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters75
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control47
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning60
- Pest control72
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Dutchess County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 HVAC and plumbing companies in Dutchess County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 139 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 14.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $416M a year, or $3,578 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Dutchess County has 5.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% 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, Dutchess County would have about 87, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 837 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 65 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #327 of 1,707 scored counties.
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