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HVAC and plumbing companies in Licking County, OH
How Licking 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #918 of 1,707 scored counties
#42 of 76 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 65
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $197.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,564
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 HVAC and plumbing companies in Licking County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 51% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,881 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Licking County spend about $197.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3M per company, 36% 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 54 businesses with payroll in Licking County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $770K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Licking County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Licking County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Licking County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #918 of 1,707 scored counties and #42 of 76 scored counties in Ohio.
How Licking 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 | Licking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,271 | 1,637 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +2.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,881 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $84,426 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 54+5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 622
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 650 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $770K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Licking 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 Licking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,564+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 68,620
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,408
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,355
- Daytime population
- 169,108Residents 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 |
| 42Licking County, OH | 49 | 65 | 9.5 | $3M | +3.8% | #918 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Licking 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 trades50
- HVAC and plumbing49
- Electricians57
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning33
- Pest control43
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Licking County, OH?
Licking County has 65 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $197.7M a year, or $2,881 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $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 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Licking County has 9.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Licking County would have about 42, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Licking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #918 of 1,707 scored counties.
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