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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Jacksonville, NC metro area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Jacksonville, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #142 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
47
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
58
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$204.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,718 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,175
+6.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 47 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Jacksonville metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in the Jacksonville metro area spend about $204.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,718 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 9% below 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 58 businesses with payroll in the Jacksonville metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,298 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $255K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Jacksonville metro area.

Population estimates show the Jacksonville metro area grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Jacksonville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #142 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.

How the Jacksonville metro area 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Jacksonville, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.36.3
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,2981,0781,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+11.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,718$2,889$3,018
Median household income$68,148$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
652
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
471 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$255K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Jacksonville metro area, 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 the Jacksonville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
217,175+6.0% since 2020
Households
75,265
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
762 sq. mi.
People per square mile
273
Median household income
$68,148+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,766
Median home value
$236,400
Jobs located here
48,126
Daytime population
192,000Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jacksonville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC841224.9$6.5M+7.5%#7 of 387
2Raleigh-Cary, NC654157.2$4.7M+12.6%#70 of 387
3Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC647216.7$4.7M+10.1%#79 of 387
4Goldsboro, NC62224.6$5.6M+3.8%#90 of 387
5Greenville, NC57395.2$4.9M+5.4%#135 of 387
6Jacksonville, NC56476.2$4.4M+6.0%#142 of 387
7Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC56347.7$3.9M+10.3%#146 of 387
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC554356.1$4.9M+0.9%#151 of 387
8Fayetteville, NC55805.4$4.9M+1.6%#153 of 387
9Winston-Salem, NC531696.0$4.6M+5.3%#173 of 387

Other business types in the Jacksonville metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Jacksonville, NC metro area?

The Jacksonville metro area has 47 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jacksonville, NC metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $204.6M a year, or $2,718 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 75,265 households in the Jacksonville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jacksonville, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Jacksonville metro area has 6.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Jacksonville metro area would have about 43, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,298 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville metro area at 217,175 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,265 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville metro area is $68,148 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. The Jacksonville metro area scores 56 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #142 of 387 scored metro areas.

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