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HVAC and plumbing companies in Gaston County, NC
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Gaston County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #759 of 1,707 scored counties
#33 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 67
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +30.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $256.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 246,558
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Gaston County comes to about $256.2M a year: $2,738 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.8M per company, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 67 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Gaston County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 90 businesses with payroll in Gaston County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 30.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Gaston County.
Population estimates show Gaston County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Gaston County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #759 of 1,707 scored counties and #33 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Gaston 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 | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,040 | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.4% | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,738 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $67,478 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 90+30.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 849
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 671 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Gaston 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 Gaston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 246,558+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 93,576
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 660
- Median household income
- $67,478+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,074
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 82,464
- Daytime population
- 195,265Residents 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 |
| 33Gaston County, NC | 53 | 67 | 7.2 | $3.8M | +7.8% | #759 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Gaston 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 plumbing53
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters79
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control63
- Landscaping and lawn care71
- House cleaning47
- Pest control82
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Gaston County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 HVAC and plumbing companies in Gaston County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 30.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Gaston County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $256.2M a year, or $2,738 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 93,576 households in Gaston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaston County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Gaston County has 7.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Gaston County would have about 54, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Gaston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gaston County at 246,558 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,576 households. Median household income in Gaston County is $67,478, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Gaston County scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #759 of 1,707 scored counties.
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