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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #268 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 262
- 9 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 224
- +1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $919.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,554
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area comes to about $919.3M a year: $2,669 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per company, 26% 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 262 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 224 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,537 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area.
Population estimates show the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #268 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro 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.
| Measure | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,537 | 1,637 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.4% | +2.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,669 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,739 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 224+1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,670
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $182.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2629 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 193The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,554+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 344,391
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 637
- Median household income
- $71,739+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,671
- Median home value
- $201,100
- Jobs located here
- 367,228
- Daytime population
- 828,495Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 75 | 513 | 5.9 | $4.9M | +4.7% | #20 of 387 |
| 2Akron, OH | 63 | 147 | 5.0 | $5.4M | 0.0% | #84 of 387 |
| 3Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 62 | 570 | 6.3 | $4.6M | +2.7% | #101 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 59 | 21 | 3.6 | $6.9M | −3.6% | #117 of 387 |
| 4Youngstown-Warren, OH | 55 | 80 | 4.3 | $5.5M | −1.4% | #149 of 387 |
| 5Cleveland, OH | 49 | 547 | 5.9 | $4.6M | −0.8% | #201 of 387 |
| 6Mansfield, OH | 48 | 26 | 5.2 | $4.6M | −0.1% | #208 of 387 |
| 7Sandusky, OH | 46 | 27 | 5.3 | $5M | −2.6% | #222 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 45 | 81 | 5.3 | $4.8M | −2.6% | #233 of 387 |
| 8Canton-Massillon, OH | 45 | 98 | 5.9 | $4.4M | −0.2% | #236 of 387 |
| 10Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 41 | 262 | 7.6 | $3.5M | +1.5% | #268 of 387 |
Other business types in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro 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 trades41
- HVAC and plumbing41
- Electricians57
- Roofing and gutters34
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control46
- Landscaping and lawn care45
- House cleaning48
- Pest control42
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 262 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area. 9 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 224 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $919.3M a year, or $2,669 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 262 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 344,391 households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 7.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.5M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area would have about 193, against 262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,537 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area at 826,554 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 344,391 households. Median household income in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is $71,739, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 41 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #268 of 387 scored metro areas.
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