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HVAC and plumbing companies in York County, PA

How York County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #309 of 1,707 scored counties
#25 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
120
2 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
156
+7.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$577.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,182 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
473,197
+3.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 120 HVAC and plumbing companies in York County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in York County comes to about $577.8M a year: $3,182 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with 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 156 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in York County in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,164 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in York County.

Population estimates show York County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). York County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #309 of 1,707 scored counties and #25 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How York 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 York County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureYork CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.65.86.3
Spending per listing$4.8M$5.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1641,2701,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.6%+4.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,182$3,158$3,018
Median household income$84,829$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6662

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
145 → 156+7.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,672
Annual payroll, 2023
$129.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$1.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
473,197+3.6% since 2020
Households
181,583
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,143
Median home value
$248,600
Jobs located here
187,332
Daytime population
423,675Residents 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 York 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
25York County, PA661206.6$4.8M+3.6%#309 of 1,707

Other business types in York County

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

Questions

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

York County has 120 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.

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

About $577.8M a year, or $3,182 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 181,583 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.

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

York County has 6.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, York County would have about 122, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,164 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is York County, PA growing?

Population estimates put York County at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. The median household income in York County is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. York County scores 66 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #309 of 1,707 scored counties.

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