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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Morehead City, NC area
How the Morehead City, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #273 of 476 scored small-town markets
#10 of 22 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,469
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Morehead City area spend about $91.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,870 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per company, 29% 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 27 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Morehead City area as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in the Morehead City area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 695 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Morehead City area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Morehead City area grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Morehead City area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #273 of 476 scored small-town markets and #10 of 22 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Morehead City 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.
| Measure | Morehead City area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 695 | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,870 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $72,322 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 460.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 321
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Morehead City 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 Morehead City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,469+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,977
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $72,322+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,351
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,748
- Daytime population
- 65,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lumberton, NC | 74 | 12 | 2.8 | $7.9M | +3.4% | #31 of 476 |
| 2Washington, NC | 73 | 7 | 3.6 | $7M | 0.0% | #32 of 476 |
| 3Anderson Creek, NC | 72 | 24 | 4.8 | $5.7M | +12.3% | #41 of 476 |
| 4Waynesville, NC | 65 | 15 | 5.5 | $4.8M | +1.9% | #89 of 476 |
| 5Sanford, NC | 64 | 15 | 6.0 | $4.4M | +10.8% | #99 of 476 |
| 6New Bern, NC | 63 | 32 | 6.1 | $4.3M | +3.6% | #107 of 476 |
| 7Henderson, NC | 60 | 5 | 3.1 | $7.8M | +0.2% | #133 of 476 |
| 8Elizabeth City, NC | 60 | 11 | 7.0 | $3.8M | +4.5% | #144 of 476 |
| 9North Wilkesboro, NC | 56 | 10 | 3.7 | $6.5M | +0.6% | #161 of 476 |
| 10Morehead City, NC | 47 | 27 | 8.4 | $3.4M | +4.1% | #273 of 476 |
Other business types in the Morehead City area
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 trades44
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians53
- Roofing and gutters63
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care43
- House cleaning51
- Pest control67
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Morehead City, NC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Morehead City area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Morehead City, NC area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $91.8M a year, or $2,870 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 31,977 households in the Morehead City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Morehead City, NC area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Morehead City area has 8.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Morehead City area would have about 19, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 695 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Morehead City, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Morehead City area at 70,469 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,977 households. Median household income in the Morehead City area is $72,322, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Morehead City area scores 47 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #273 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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