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HVAC and plumbing companies in Onondaga County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Onondaga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #226 of 1,707 scored counties
#25 of 56 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 91
- 7 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 134
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $611.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 466,584
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,094 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Onondaga County spend about $611.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $6.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 41% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Onondaga County has 91 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 134 businesses with payroll in Onondaga County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,476 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Onondaga County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Onondaga County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Onondaga County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #226 of 1,707 scored counties and #25 of 56 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Onondaga 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 | Onondaga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,476 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,094 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $76,945 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 129 → 134+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $159.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 917 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 466,584−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 197,760
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 605
- Median household income
- $76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,088
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 255,873
- Daytime population
- 512,646Residents 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 |
| 25Onondaga County, NY | 69 | 91 | 4.6 | $6.7M | −1.9% | #226 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Onondaga 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 trades69
- HVAC and plumbing69
- Electricians72
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care39
- House cleaning51
- Pest control60
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Onondaga County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 HVAC and plumbing companies in Onondaga County. 7 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 134 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Onondaga County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $611.9M a year, or $3,094 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onondaga County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Onondaga County has 4.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.7M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Onondaga County would have about 129, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,476 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Onondaga County scores 69 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #226 of 1,707 scored counties.
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