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HVAC and plumbing companies in Essex County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Essex County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #285 of 1,707 scored counties
#28 of 56 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,977 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,438
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 HVAC and plumbing companies in Essex County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Essex County spend about $48.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,977 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $8.1M per company, 70% 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 Essex County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Essex County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #285 of 1,707 scored counties and #28 of 56 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Essex 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 | Essex County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,257 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,977 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,661 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,438−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,342
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,794 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $71,661+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,488
- Median home value
- $211,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,557
- Daytime population
- 35,396Residents 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 |
| 28Essex County, NY | 66 | 6 | 3.7 | $8.1M | −2.2% | #285 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Essex 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 Essex County, NY?
Essex County has 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Essex County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $48.6M a year, or $2,977 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 16,342 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Essex County has 3.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $8.1M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Essex County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 36,438 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,342 households. The median household income in Essex County is $71,661 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Essex County scores 66 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #285 of 1,707 scored counties.
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