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HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County, OR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #893 of 1,707 scored counties
#16 of 26 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
26
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
34
−10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$118.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,493 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,951
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 HVAC and plumbing companies in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Douglas County comes to about $118.5M a year: $2,493 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $4.6M per company, 4% 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 34 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,398 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Douglas County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #893 of 1,707 scored counties and #16 of 26 scored counties in Oregon.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Douglas County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.46.3
Spending per listing$4.6M$5.3M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3981,2851,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.5%+8.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,493$2,907$3,018
Median household income$61,310$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 34−10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
220
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
262 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
111,951+0.6% since 2020
Households
47,519
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,036 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$61,310+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,417
Median home value
$310,300
Jobs located here
37,255
Daytime population
106,777Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Douglas County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, OR84153.9$7.3M+4.4%#30 of 1,707
2Washington County, OR791185.0$6.6M+1.8%#72 of 1,707
3Multnomah County, OR731514.3$7.1M−2.6%#147 of 1,707
4Marion County, OR70584.6$6M+2.7%#205 of 1,707
5Columbia County, OR69115.3$5.3M+2.6%#237 of 1,707
6Polk County, OR66154.5$6.3M+2.3%#289 of 1,707
7Crook County, OR6654.6$6.2M+10.6%#294 of 1,707
8Yamhill County, OR66205.1$5.7M+2.2%#299 of 1,707
9Lane County, OR61714.4$5.9M−0.7%#450 of 1,707
10Malheur County, OR5954.9$4.9M+1.9%#534 of 1,707
16Douglas County, OR49265.5$4.6M+0.6%#893 of 1,707

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Douglas County, OR?

Douglas County has 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Douglas County, OR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $118.5M a year, or $2,493 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 47,519 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, OR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Douglas County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Douglas County would have about 25, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,398 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 111,951 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,519 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $61,310 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Douglas County scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #893 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Douglas County

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