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HVAC and plumbing companies in Josephine County, OR
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Josephine County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,305 of 1,707 scored counties
#21 of 26 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,548 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,867
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Josephine County is 37 (lower middle), #1,305 of 1,707 scored counties and #21 of 26 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 HVAC and plumbing companies in Josephine County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Josephine County comes to about $93.6M a year: $2,548 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per company, 27% 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.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Josephine County in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show Josephine County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Josephine 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.
| Measure | Josephine County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $5.3M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,311 | 1,285 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +8.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,548 | $2,907 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,098 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 28+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Josephine 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 Josephine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,867−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,715
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,098+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,314
- Median home value
- $404,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,421
- Daytime population
- 87,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, OR | 84 | 15 | 3.9 | $7.3M | +4.4% | #30 of 1,707 |
| 2Washington County, OR | 79 | 118 | 5.0 | $6.6M | +1.8% | #72 of 1,707 |
| 3Multnomah County, OR | 73 | 151 | 4.3 | $7.1M | −2.6% | #147 of 1,707 |
| 4Marion County, OR | 70 | 58 | 4.6 | $6M | +2.7% | #205 of 1,707 |
| 5Columbia County, OR | 69 | 11 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +2.6% | #237 of 1,707 |
| 6Polk County, OR | 66 | 15 | 4.5 | $6.3M | +2.3% | #289 of 1,707 |
| 7Crook County, OR | 66 | 5 | 4.6 | $6.2M | +10.6% | #294 of 1,707 |
| 8Yamhill County, OR | 66 | 20 | 5.1 | $5.7M | +2.2% | #299 of 1,707 |
| 9Lane County, OR | 61 | 71 | 4.4 | $5.9M | −0.7% | #450 of 1,707 |
| 10Malheur County, OR | 59 | 5 | 4.9 | $4.9M | +1.9% | #534 of 1,707 |
| 21Josephine County, OR | 37 | 27 | 7.4 | $3.5M | −0.4% | #1,305 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Josephine 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing37
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control24
- Landscaping and lawn care31
- House cleaning33
- Pest control22
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Josephine County, OR?
Josephine County has 27 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Josephine County, OR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $93.6M a year, or $2,548 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 36,715 households in Josephine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Josephine County, OR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Josephine County has 7.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.5M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Josephine County would have about 20, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Josephine County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Josephine County at 87,867 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,715 households. The median household income in Josephine County is $60,098 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Josephine County scores 37 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,305 of 1,707 scored counties.
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