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HVAC and plumbing companies in Orange County, NY
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Orange County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #494 of 1,707 scored counties
#45 of 56 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 92
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 205
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $479.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,461 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,669
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 92 HVAC and plumbing companies in Orange County. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Orange County comes to about $479.8M a year: $3,461 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 92 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.2M per company, 10% 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 Orange County was 205 in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 676 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Orange County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #494 of 1,707 scored counties and #45 of 56 scored counties in New York.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $7.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 676 | 1,091 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | +0.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,461 | $3,373 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $97,178 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 195 → 205+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,621
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $109M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,669+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 138,608
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 501
- Median household income
- $97,178+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,076
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 147,445
- Daytime population
- 375,981Residents 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 |
| 45Orange County, NY | 60 | 92 | 6.6 | $5.2M | +4.2% | #494 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Orange 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing60
- Electricians71
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning54
- Pest control67
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Orange County, NY?
Orange County has 92 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 205 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Orange County, NY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $479.8M a year, or $3,461 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 138,608 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, NY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Orange County has 6.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Orange County would have about 101, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 676 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 417,669 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,608 households. The median household income in Orange County is $97,178 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Orange County scores 60 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #494 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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