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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Chillicothe, OH area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Chillicothe, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #202 of 476 scored small-town markets
#13 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
17
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,435 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,429
−0.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Chillicothe area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in the Chillicothe area spend about $72.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,435 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per company, 10% 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.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Chillicothe area in 2023. That is one for every 2,293 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $528K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Chillicothe area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Chillicothe area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Chillicothe area is 53 (upper middle), #202 of 476 scored small-town markets and #13 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Chillicothe area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Chillicothe, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureChillicothe areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.76.06.3
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,2931,6371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,435$2,683$3,018
Median household income$61,303$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
167
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
170 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$528K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
76,429−0.8% since 2020
Households
29,808
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
689 sq. mi.
People per square mile
111
Median household income
$61,303+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,649
Median home value
$171,500
Jobs located here
28,675
Daytime population
75,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Ohio

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Chillicothe area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ashland, OH7552.4$10.4M+0.1%#25 of 476
2Wapakoneta, OH70105.3$5.1M−1.2%#55 of 476
3Cambridge, OH6753.1$7.8M−0.1%#70 of 476
4Coshocton, OH6553.4$6.9M+1.6%#85 of 476
5Urbana, OH63106.4$4.1M+0.2%#108 of 476
6Bucyrus, OH6273.9$6.1M−0.3%#111 of 476
7Washington Court House, OH6265.2$4.8M−1.4%#116 of 476
8Bellefontaine, OH62126.1$4.2M+0.4%#119 of 476
9Findlay, OH61206.3$4.2M+0.1%#132 of 476
10Marietta, OH5562.4$10.2M−2.1%#175 of 476
13Chillicothe, OH53175.7$4.3M−0.8%#202 of 476

Other business types in the Chillicothe 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 Chillicothe, OH area?

There are 17 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Chillicothe area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Chillicothe, OH area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $72.6M a year, or $2,435 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 29,808 households in the Chillicothe area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Chillicothe, OH area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Chillicothe area has 5.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Chillicothe area would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,293 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Chillicothe, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Chillicothe area at 76,429 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,808 households. The median household income in the Chillicothe area is $61,303 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. 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 Chillicothe area scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #202 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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