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HVAC and plumbing companies in Columbus County, NC
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Columbus County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,018 of 1,707 scored counties
#49 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,339 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,487
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 HVAC and plumbing companies in Columbus County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 21% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Columbus County comes to about $46.9M a year: $2,339 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with 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 Columbus County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,337 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbus County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbus County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,018 of 1,707 scored counties and #49 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Columbus 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 | Columbus County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,337 | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,339 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $49,442 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 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 Columbus 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 Columbus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,4870.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,048
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 938 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $49,442+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,260
- Median home value
- $146,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,101
- Daytime population
- 42,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 49Columbus County, NC | 45 | 10 | 5.0 | $4.7M | 0.0% | #1,018 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Columbus County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Columbus County, NC?
Columbus County has 10 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Columbus County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $46.9M a year, or $2,339 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 20,048 households in Columbus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbus County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Columbus County has 5.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,337 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbus County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Columbus County at 50,487 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,048 households. The median household income in Columbus County is $49,442 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Columbus County scores 45 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,018 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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