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HVAC and plumbing companies in Washington County, NC

How Washington County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,241 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,638
−3.1% 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

Households in Washington County spend about $10.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,241 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.6M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Washington County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Washington County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.16.36.3
Spending per listing$10.6M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0781,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,241$2,889$3,018
Median household income$41,813$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,638−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,744
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
347 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$41,813+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,368
Median home value
$125,900
Jobs located here
2,683
Daytime population
9,360Residents 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 counties in North Carolina for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham County, NC87684.8$6.5M+7.7%#19 of 1,707
2Mecklenburg County, NC862415.2$6.3M+10.5%#21 of 1,707
3Hoke County, NC8473.6$7.3M+9.0%#29 of 1,707
4Orange County, NC80254.4$7.6M+6.1%#61 of 1,707
5Jackson County, NC7773.8$6.7M+6.9%#89 of 1,707
6Chatham County, NC77175.2$6.6M+11.0%#90 of 1,707
7Wake County, NC763116.8$5.2M+11.2%#103 of 1,707
8Robeson County, NC71122.8$7.9M+3.4%#180 of 1,707
9Lincoln County, NC71184.9$6.2M+13.2%#183 of 1,707
10Forsyth County, NC70845.3$5.3M+5.0%#212 of 1,707
Washington County, NCNot scored12.1$10.6M−3.1%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Washington County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 HVAC or plumbing company in Washington County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. No official count is published for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Washington County, NC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $10.6M a year, or $2,241 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 4,744 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, NC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Washington County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 10,638 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,744 households. Median household income in Washington County is $41,813, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.2%, 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. Washington County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Washington County

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