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HVAC and plumbing companies in Jefferson County, OH
How Jefferson 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,358 of 1,707 scored counties
#69 of 76 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,597
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Jefferson County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,358 of 1,707 scored counties and #69 of 76 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 HVAC and plumbing companies in Jefferson County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Jefferson County comes to about $63.4M a year: $2,334 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% 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 18 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,508 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $130K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Jefferson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,508 | 1,637 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +2.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,334 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $59,055 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $130K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,597−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 27,143
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $59,055+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,707
- Median home value
- $127,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,612
- Daytime population
- 58,692Residents 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 |
| 69Jefferson County, OH | 35 | 17 | 6.3 | $3.7M | −2.4% | #1,358 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Jefferson County, OH?
Jefferson County has 17 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $63.4M a year, or $2,334 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 27,143 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, OH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Jefferson 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 $3.7M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,508 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 63,597 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,143 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $59,055 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Jefferson County scores 35 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,358 of 1,707 scored counties.
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