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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cleveland County, NC
How Cleveland County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,401 of 1,707 scored counties
#68 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 30
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +29.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,526 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,325
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Cleveland County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,401 of 1,707 scored counties and #68 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cleveland County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Cleveland County spend about $98.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,526 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per company, 31% below 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 Cleveland County was 40 in 2023, up 29.0% from 2019. That is one for every 971 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cleveland County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cleveland County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Cleveland County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 971 | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.0% | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,526 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $58,534 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 40+29.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 301 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,325+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 38,850
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $58,534+38.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,018
- Median home value
- $200,000
- Jobs located here
- 34,727
- Daytime population
- 92,263Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Cleveland County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham County, NC | 87 | 68 | 4.8 | $6.5M | +7.7% | #19 of 1,707 |
| 2Mecklenburg County, NC | 86 | 241 | 5.2 | $6.3M | +10.5% | #21 of 1,707 |
| 3Hoke County, NC | 84 | 7 | 3.6 | $7.3M | +9.0% | #29 of 1,707 |
| 4Orange County, NC | 80 | 25 | 4.4 | $7.6M | +6.1% | #61 of 1,707 |
| 5Jackson County, NC | 77 | 7 | 3.8 | $6.7M | +6.9% | #89 of 1,707 |
| 6Chatham County, NC | 77 | 17 | 5.2 | $6.6M | +11.0% | #90 of 1,707 |
| 7Wake County, NC | 76 | 311 | 6.8 | $5.2M | +11.2% | #103 of 1,707 |
| 8Robeson County, NC | 71 | 12 | 2.8 | $7.9M | +3.4% | #180 of 1,707 |
| 9Lincoln County, NC | 71 | 18 | 4.9 | $6.2M | +13.2% | #183 of 1,707 |
| 10Forsyth County, NC | 70 | 84 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +5.0% | #212 of 1,707 |
| 68Cleveland County, NC | 34 | 30 | 7.7 | $3.3M | +3.4% | #1,401 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Cleveland 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 trades41
- HVAC and plumbing34
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care53
- House cleaning68
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Cleveland County, NC?
There are 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Cleveland County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 29.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cleveland County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $98.1M a year, or $2,526 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 38,850 households in Cleveland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cleveland County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Cleveland County has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cleveland County would have about 21, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 971 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cleveland County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cleveland County at 103,325 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,850 households. The median household income in Cleveland County is $58,534 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.6% 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. Cleveland County scores 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,401 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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