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HVAC and plumbing companies in Hancock County, OH
How Hancock County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #751 of 1,707 scored counties
#34 of 76 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $84.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,666 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,034
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 HVAC and plumbing companies in Hancock County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Hancock County spend about $84.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,666 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 11% 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 20 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,581 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hancock County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Hancock County is 53 (upper middle), #751 of 1,707 scored counties and #34 of 76 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,581 | 1,637 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | +2.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,666 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $73,141 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,034+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,615
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,920
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,531
- Daytime population
- 83,823Residents 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 |
| 34Hancock County, OH | 53 | 20 | 6.3 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #751 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Hancock County
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 trades55
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters52
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control35
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning21
- Pest control30
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Hancock County, OH?
Hancock County has 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Hancock County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $84.3M a year, or $2,666 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, OH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Hancock County has 6.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.2M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Hancock County would have about 18, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,581 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #751 of 1,707 scored counties.
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