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HVAC and plumbing companies in Preble County, OH
How Preble 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,537 of 1,707 scored counties
#76 of 76 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,512 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,664
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Preble County is 28 (lower middle), #1,537 of 1,707 scored counties and #76 of 76 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 HVAC and plumbing companies in Preble County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Preble County comes to about $42M a year: $2,512 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 60% 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 11 businesses with payroll in Preble County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,520 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Preble County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Preble 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 | Preble County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,520 | 1,637 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,512 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,223 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Preble 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 Preble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,664−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,725
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,162
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,800
- Daytime population
- 34,146Residents 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 |
| 76Preble County, OH | 28 | 22 | 13.2 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #1,537 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Preble 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 Preble County, OH?
Preble County has 22 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 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Preble County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $42M a year, or $2,512 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preble County, OH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Preble County has 13.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $1.9M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Preble County would have about 9, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,520 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Preble County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County scores 28 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,537 of 1,707 scored counties.
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