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HVAC and plumbing companies in the DuBois, PA area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the DuBois, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #30 of 476 scored small-town markets
#5 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$88.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,721 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,100
−2.9% 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

The DuBois area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #30 of 476 scored small-town markets and #5 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for HVAC and plumbing companies.

Households in the DuBois area spend about $88.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,721 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $9.8M per company, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the DuBois area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the DuBois area was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,913 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show the DuBois area declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the DuBois area 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.

HVAC and plumbing in DuBois, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureDuBois areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.85.86.3
Spending per listing$9.8M$5.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,9131,2701,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,721$3,158$3,018
Median household income$62,152$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 the DuBois area, 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 the DuBois area

Population, 2025 estimate
78,100−2.9% since 2020
Households
32,518
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,145 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$62,152+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,117
Median home value
$137,000
Jobs located here
27,162
Daytime population
75,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the DuBois area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA93114.5$7M+7.2%#2 of 476
2Indiana, PA8182.5$10.9M−0.3%#12 of 476
3Lewistown, PA8163.2$8.3M0.0%#13 of 476
4Pottsville, PA79234.0$7.2M+1.5%#17 of 476
5DuBois, PA7492.8$9.8M−2.9%#30 of 476
6Sunbury, PA73214.6$6.1M−1.7%#34 of 476
7Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA73155.7$4.9M+2.3%#36 of 476
8Somerset, PA7251.7$16M−2.7%#37 of 476
9Meadville, PA68164.7$5.7M−2.4%#64 of 476
10Sayre, PA68145.7$5M−0.6%#67 of 476

Other business types in the DuBois area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the DuBois, PA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 HVAC and plumbing companies in the DuBois area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the DuBois, PA area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $88.5M a year, or $2,721 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 32,518 households in the DuBois area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the DuBois, PA area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The DuBois area has 2.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $9.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the DuBois area would have about 19, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,913 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the DuBois, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the DuBois area at 78,100 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,518 households. Median household income in the DuBois area is $62,152, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The DuBois area scores 74 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #30 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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