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HVAC and plumbing companies in Gates County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Gates County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,529 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 10,234
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gates County spend about $10.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,529 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no HVAC and plumbing companies in Gates County. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Gates County would have about 2, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Gates County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gates County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Gates County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Gates 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 | Gates County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,529 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,333 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Gates 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 Gates County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,234−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,192
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $66,333+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,387
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,439
- Daytime population
- 7,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Gates County?
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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 |
| Gates County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% |
Other business types in Gates 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Gates County, NC?
There are no HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Gates County as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. No official count is published for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Gates County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gates County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $10.6M a year, or $2,529 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 4,192 households in Gates County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gates County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Gates County has no HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Gates County would have about 2, against none on map listings.
How fast is Gates County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gates County at 10,234 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,192 households. Median household income in Gates County is $66,333, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Gates County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gates County. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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