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HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,525 of 1,707 scored counties
#75 of 76 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 39
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +27.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $117.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,650 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,525 of 1,707 scored counties and #75 of 76 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Wayne County spend about $117.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,650 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 40% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne County in 2023, up 27.0% from 2019. That is one for every 944 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne County. Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 944 | 1,637 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.0% | +2.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,650 | $2,683 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $73,574 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 47+27.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 334
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 391 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,365
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,644
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,576
- Daytime population
- 113,893Residents 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 |
| 75Wayne County, OH | 28 | 39 | 8.8 | $3M | −0.1% | #1,525 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Wayne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Wayne County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 27.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Wayne County, OH spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $117.6M a year, or $2,650 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,365 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, OH compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Wayne County has 8.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Wayne County would have about 25, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 944 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $73,574, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 28 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,525 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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