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HVAC and plumbing companies in Haywood County, NC
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Haywood County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #607 of 1,707 scored counties
#26 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $71.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,630 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,369
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in Haywood County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Haywood County spend about $71.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,630 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per company, 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.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Haywood County in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,356 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Haywood County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Haywood County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #607 of 1,707 scored counties and #26 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Haywood 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 | Haywood County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,356 | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,630 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $61,912 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 20−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Haywood 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 Haywood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,369+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 27,123
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $61,912+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,833
- Median home value
- $279,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,778
- Daytime population
- 52,805Residents 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 |
| 26Haywood County, NC | 57 | 15 | 5.5 | $4.8M | +1.9% | #607 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Haywood 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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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 Haywood County, NC?
Haywood County has 15 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 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Haywood County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $71.3M a year, or $2,630 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 27,123 households in Haywood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Haywood County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Haywood County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.8M, 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 1,356 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Haywood County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Haywood County at 63,369 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,123 households. The median household income in Haywood County is $61,912 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.9% 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. Haywood County scores 57 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #607 of 1,707 scored counties.
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