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HVAC and plumbing companies in Erie County, OH
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Erie County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,245 of 1,707 scored counties
#61 of 76 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $84.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,592 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,296
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 HVAC and plumbing companies in Erie County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,592 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $84.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 26% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,547 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Erie County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Erie County is 39 (lower middle), #1,245 of 1,707 scored counties and #61 of 76 scored counties in Ohio.
How Erie County 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 | Erie County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,547 | 1,637 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,592 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,993 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,296−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,482
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 297
- Median household income
- $71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,098
- Median home value
- $199,700
- Jobs located here
- 33,836
- Daytime population
- 74,660Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 93 | 42 | 5.1 | $7.2M | +12.5% | #3 of 1,707 |
| 2Union County, OH | 83 | 17 | 7.0 | $4.7M | +16.5% | #43 of 1,707 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 82 | 56 | 6.1 | $5.5M | +5.7% | #49 of 1,707 |
| 4Franklin County, OH | 74 | 292 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +2.8% | #138 of 1,707 |
| 5Portage County, OH | 73 | 25 | 3.8 | $7M | +1.0% | #148 of 1,707 |
| 6Ashland County, OH | 70 | 5 | 2.4 | $10.4M | +0.1% | #193 of 1,707 |
| 7Greene County, OH | 70 | 46 | 6.7 | $4.4M | +3.7% | #219 of 1,707 |
| 8Morrow County, OH | 69 | 6 | 4.5 | $6M | +3.7% | #230 of 1,707 |
| 9Lorain County, OH | 66 | 73 | 5.7 | $4.8M | +3.1% | #311 of 1,707 |
| 10Highland County, OH | 65 | 5 | 3.0 | $8.2M | +1.1% | #320 of 1,707 |
| 61Erie County, OH | 39 | 24 | 7.4 | $3.5M | −2.9% | #1,245 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Erie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Erie County, OH?
There are 24 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) 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 Erie County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $84.2M a year, or $2,592 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Erie County has 7.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% 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 national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Erie County would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,547 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. 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. Erie County scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,245 of 1,707 scored counties.
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