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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Wilmington, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Wilmington, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #253 of 476 scored small-town markets
#17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,579 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,301
+0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,579 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Wilmington area spend about $43.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.3M per company, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

The Wilmington area has 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 24% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Wilmington area in 2023. That is one for every 1,524 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Wilmington area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Wilmington area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #253 of 476 scored small-town markets and #17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Wilmington area 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Wilmington, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWilmington areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.86.06.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$4.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,5241,6371,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,579$2,683$3,018
Median household income$70,407$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4948

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 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 the Wilmington area, 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 the Wilmington area

Population, 2025 estimate
42,301+0.6% since 2020
Households
16,761
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$70,407+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,775
Median home value
$211,900
Jobs located here
19,070
Daytime population
42,081Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Ohio

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Wilmington area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ashland, OH7552.4$10.4M+0.1%#25 of 476
2Wapakoneta, OH70105.3$5.1M−1.2%#55 of 476
3Cambridge, OH6753.1$7.8M−0.1%#70 of 476
4Coshocton, OH6553.4$6.9M+1.6%#85 of 476
5Urbana, OH63106.4$4.1M+0.2%#108 of 476
6Bucyrus, OH6273.9$6.1M−0.3%#111 of 476
7Washington Court House, OH6265.2$4.8M−1.4%#116 of 476
8Bellefontaine, OH62126.1$4.2M+0.4%#119 of 476
9Findlay, OH61206.3$4.2M+0.1%#132 of 476
10Marietta, OH5562.4$10.2M−2.1%#175 of 476
17Wilmington, OH49137.8$3.3M+0.6%#253 of 476

Other business types in the Wilmington area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Wilmington, OH area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Wilmington area. One of them (8%) 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 the Wilmington, OH area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $43.2M a year, or $2,579 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 16,761 households in the Wilmington area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Wilmington, OH area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Wilmington area has 7.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Wilmington area would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,524 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Wilmington, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Wilmington area at 42,301 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,761 households. Median household income in the Wilmington area is $70,407, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Wilmington area scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #253 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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