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HVAC and plumbing companies in Rutherford County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Rutherford County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,434 of 1,707 scored counties
#69 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,432 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,745
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Rutherford County is 33 (lower middle), #1,434 of 1,707 scored counties and #69 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,432 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Rutherford County spend about $64.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Rutherford County has 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rutherford County in 2023. That is one for every 1,269 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rutherford County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rutherford 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 | Rutherford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,269 | 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 | $2,432 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $51,410 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,745+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,642
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $51,410+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,230
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,241
- Daytime population
- 55,091Residents 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 |
| 69Rutherford County, NC | 33 | 22 | 8.3 | $2.9M | +2.1% | #1,434 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Rutherford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Auto
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Rutherford County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 HVAC and plumbing companies in Rutherford County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Rutherford County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $64.8M a year, or $2,432 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 26,642 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Rutherford County has 8.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,269 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 65,745 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,642 households. Median household income in Rutherford County is $51,410, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. Rutherford County scores 33 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,434 of 1,707 scored counties.
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