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HVAC and plumbing companies in Livingston County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Livingston County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #75 of 1,707 scored counties
#6 of 56 scored counties in New York

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$73M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,984 a household
Spending per listing
$12.2M
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,438
−0.2% 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

Livingston County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #75 of 1,707 scored counties and #6 of 56 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 HVAC and plumbing companies in Livingston County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Livingston County spend about $73M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,984 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $12.2M per company, 2.6 times 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 Livingston County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,883 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $60K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Livingston County. Population estimates show Livingston County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.54.76.3
Spending per listing$12.2M$7.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,8831,0911,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,984$3,373$3,018
Median household income$74,001$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7863

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 13
Employees, 2023
279
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.1M
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
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$60K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Livingston 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 Livingston County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,438−0.2% since 2020
Households
24,473
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$74,001+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,240
Median home value
$174,600
Jobs located here
19,459
Daytime population
52,677Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Livingston County marked.

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

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

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

There are 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Livingston County 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 Livingston County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $73M a year, or $2,984 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 $12.2M 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 24,473 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 2.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $12.2M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Livingston County would have about 15, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,883 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 61,438 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,473 households. The median household income in Livingston County is $74,001 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Livingston County scores 78 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #75 of 1,707 scored counties.

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