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HVAC and plumbing companies in Stanly County, NC
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Stanly County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,346 of 1,707 scored counties
#64 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 20
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +25.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,596 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,830
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Stanly County is 36 (lower middle), #1,346 of 1,707 scored counties and #64 of 77 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Stanly County spend about $65.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,596 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per company, 31% 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 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Stanly County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Stanly County was 39 in 2023, up 25.8% from 2019. That is one for every 647 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show Stanly County grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stanly 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 | Stanly County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 647 | 1,078 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.8% | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,596 | $2,889 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,704 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 39+25.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 279
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 200 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 Stanly 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 Stanly County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,830+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 25,240
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $60,704+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,208
- Median home value
- $242,400
- Jobs located here
- 23,648
- Daytime population
- 57,304Residents 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 |
| 64Stanly County, NC | 36 | 20 | 7.9 | $3.3M | +9.8% | #1,346 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Stanly County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Stanly County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 HVAC and plumbing companies in Stanly County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 25.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Stanly County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $65.5M a year, or $2,596 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 25,240 households in Stanly County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stanly County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Stanly County has 7.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Stanly County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 647 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Stanly County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Stanly County at 68,830 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,240 households. Median household income in Stanly County is $60,704, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Stanly County scores 36 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,346 of 1,707 scored counties.
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