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HVAC and plumbing companies in Durham County, NC
How Durham 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 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #19 of 1,707 scored counties
#1 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 68
- 6 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $441.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,113 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 347,240
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Durham County is 87 (high), #19 of 1,707 scored counties and #1 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 HVAC and plumbing companies in Durham County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Durham County comes to about $441.6M a year: $3,113 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 68 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $6.5M per company, 37% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in Durham County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,842 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Durham County. Population estimates put the population change in Durham County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Durham 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 | Durham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,842 | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,113 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $82,316 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 77+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 992
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 686 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Durham 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 Durham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 347,240+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 141,847
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 288 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,156
- Median household income
- $82,316+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,501
- Median home value
- $389,400
- Jobs located here
- 257,395
- Daytime population
- 437,816Residents 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 |
Other business types in Durham 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 trades83
- HVAC and plumbing87
- Electricians76
- Roofing and gutters87
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control73
- Landscaping and lawn care80
- House cleaning68
- Pest control80
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Durham County, NC?
There are 68 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Durham County as of September 2026. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Durham County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $441.6M a year, or $3,113 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 141,847 households in Durham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Durham County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Durham County has 4.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.5M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Durham County would have about 93, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,842 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Durham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Durham County at 347,240 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 141,847 households. The median household income in Durham County is $82,316 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.0% 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. Durham County scores 87 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #19 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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