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HVAC and plumbing companies in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah County, OR 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 26 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 151
- 11 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- −3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Multnomah County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #147 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 26 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 151 HVAC and plumbing companies in Multnomah County. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Multnomah County comes to about $1.1B a year: $3,052 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per company, 49% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Multnomah County was 171 in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,046 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $19.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Multnomah County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Multnomah County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $5.3M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,046 | 1,285 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.9% | +8.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,052 | $2,907 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 178 → 171−3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,520
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $456.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 224The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $19.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents 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 |
Other business types in Multnomah 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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians74
- Roofing and gutters56
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care66
- House cleaning41
- Pest control64
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Multnomah County, OR?
Multnomah County has 151 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,052 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Multnomah County has 4.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.1M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 224, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,046 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 73 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #147 of 1,707 scored counties.
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