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HVAC and plumbing companies in Columbia County, PA
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Columbia County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #369 of 1,707 scored counties
#30 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,193
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Columbia County comes to about $73.2M a year: $2,777 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per company, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Columbia County has 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Columbia County was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #369 of 1,707 scored counties and #30 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Columbia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,464 | 1,270 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | +4.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,777 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,644 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,193+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 26,350
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $64,644+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,045
- Median home value
- $206,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,251
- Daytime population
- 61,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 90 | 11 | 4.5 | $7M | +7.2% | #9 of 1,707 |
| 2Cumberland County, PA | 83 | 66 | 6.2 | $5.3M | +6.5% | #42 of 1,707 |
| 3Dauphin County, PA | 80 | 56 | 4.6 | $6.7M | +2.3% | #66 of 1,707 |
| 4Lehigh County, PA | 76 | 85 | 5.9 | $5.5M | +2.7% | #101 of 1,707 |
| 5Tioga County, PA | 75 | 5 | 3.0 | $9.4M | −1.3% | #109 of 1,707 |
| 6Philadelphia County, PA | 75 | 206 | 3.0 | $9.4M | −1.6% | #110 of 1,707 |
| 7Centre County, PA | 75 | 25 | 4.2 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #113 of 1,707 |
| 8Susquehanna County, PA | 75 | 7 | 4.5 | $6.5M | −0.3% | #118 of 1,707 |
| 9Indiana County, PA | 74 | 8 | 2.5 | $10.9M | −0.3% | #128 of 1,707 |
| 10Mifflin County, PA | 74 | 6 | 3.2 | $8.3M | 0.0% | #129 of 1,707 |
| 30Columbia County, PA | 64 | 15 | 5.7 | $4.9M | +2.3% | #369 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Columbia 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Columbia County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in Columbia County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Columbia County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $73.2M a year, or $2,777 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 26,350 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, PA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Columbia County has 5.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.9M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 66,193 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,350 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $64,644, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Columbia County scores 64 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #369 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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