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HVAC and plumbing companies in Monroe County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Monroe County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,056 of 1,707 scored counties
#55 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
49
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
64
+8.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$192.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,139 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,179
−0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 HVAC and plumbing companies in Monroe County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $3,139 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $192.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.9M per company, 18% 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 64 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Monroe County in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 956 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Monroe County.

Population estimates show Monroe County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Monroe County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,056 of 1,707 scored counties and #55 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Monroe 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Monroe County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.05.86.3
Spending per listing$3.9M$5.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9561,2701,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.5%+4.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,139$3,158$3,018
Median household income$83,565$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 64+8.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
262
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
491 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
167,179−0.7% since 2020
Households
61,212
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
275
Median household income
$83,565+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,906
Median home value
$267,600
Jobs located here
50,869
Daytime population
150,408Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Monroe County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA90114.5$7M+7.2%#9 of 1,707
2Cumberland County, PA83666.2$5.3M+6.5%#42 of 1,707
3Dauphin County, PA80564.6$6.7M+2.3%#66 of 1,707
4Lehigh County, PA76855.9$5.5M+2.7%#101 of 1,707
5Tioga County, PA7553.0$9.4M−1.3%#109 of 1,707
6Philadelphia County, PA752063.0$9.4M−1.6%#110 of 1,707
7Centre County, PA75254.2$7.2M−0.4%#113 of 1,707
8Susquehanna County, PA7574.5$6.5M−0.3%#118 of 1,707
9Indiana County, PA7482.5$10.9M−0.3%#128 of 1,707
10Mifflin County, PA7463.2$8.3M0.0%#129 of 1,707
55Monroe County, PA44498.0$3.9M−0.7%#1,056 of 1,707

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Monroe County, PA?

There are 49 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Monroe County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $192.1M a year, or $3,139 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 61,212 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 8.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.9M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Monroe County would have about 40, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 956 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 167,179 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,212 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,565 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Monroe County scores 44 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,056 of 1,707 scored counties.

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