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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cumberland County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cumberland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #42 of 1,707 scored counties
#2 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 66
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- −6.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $352.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,270
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cumberland County is 83 (high), #42 of 1,707 scored counties and #2 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cumberland County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $3,313 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $352.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 66 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.3M per company, 12% 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.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cumberland County in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,867 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $985K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cumberland County. Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,867 | 1,270 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.6% | +4.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,313 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $87,494 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 57−6.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,419
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $109.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 663 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $985K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,270+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 106,427
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 492
- Median household income
- $87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,877
- Median home value
- $277,600
- Jobs located here
- 138,979
- Daytime population
- 287,576Residents 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 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 trades82
- HVAC and plumbing83
- Electricians78
- Roofing and gutters88
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control52
- Landscaping and lawn care63
- House cleaning52
- Pest control58
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Cumberland County, PA?
There are 66 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $352.6M a year, or $3,313 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Cumberland County has 6.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.3M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 74, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,867 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 83 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #42 of 1,707 scored counties.
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