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HVAC and plumbing companies in Montgomery County, PA
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Montgomery County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #302 of 1,707 scored counties
#23 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 248
- 7 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 326
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,643
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,858 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $1.3B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 248 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.2M per company, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Montgomery County has 248 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 326 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Montgomery County is 66 (upper middle), #302 of 1,707 scored counties and #23 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,029 | 1,270 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +4.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,858 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $113,915 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 315 → 326+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $365.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2487 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 272The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,643+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 335,505
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,796
- Median household income
- $113,915+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,114
- Median home value
- $436,700
- Jobs located here
- 546,323
- Daytime population
- 974,838Residents 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 |
| 23Montgomery County, PA | 66 | 248 | 7.4 | $5.2M | +2.4% | #302 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 trades60
- HVAC and plumbing66
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning54
- Pest control66
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Montgomery County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 248 HVAC and plumbing companies in Montgomery County. 7 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 326 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.3B a year, or $3,858 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 248 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 335,505 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, PA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Montgomery County has 7.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 272, against 248 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 877,643 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,505 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $113,915, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 66 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #302 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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