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HVAC and plumbing companies in Newport County, RI
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Newport County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #672 of 1,707 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +11.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $132.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,588 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
See the HVAC and plumbing companies around any address in Newport County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 HVAC and plumbing companies in Newport County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Newport County spend about $132.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,588 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Newport County was 39 in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 945 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Newport County.
Population estimates show Newport County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For HVAC and plumbing companies, Newport County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #672 of 1,707 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Newport County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $6.3M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 945 | 894 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.4% | +8.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,588 | $3,289 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 39+11.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Newport 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 Newport County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,051−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $103,514+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,641
- Median home value
- $609,700
- Jobs located here
- 36,087
- Daytime population
- 83,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Newport County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bristol County, RI | 68 | 9 | 4.5 | $8.6M | −1.5% | #245 of 1,707 |
| 2Providence County, RI | 68 | 123 | 4.7 | $6.5M | +2.8% | #247 of 1,707 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 60 | 25 | 4.8 | $7.7M | 0.0% | #476 of 1,707 |
| 4Kent County, RI | 56 | 49 | 6.7 | $5M | +1.8% | #634 of 1,707 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 55 | 24 | 6.5 | $5.5M | −2.9% | #672 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Newport County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Newport County, RI?
Newport County has 24 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $132.3M a year, or $3,588 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 36,868 households in Newport County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport County, RI compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Newport County has 6.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.5M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Newport County would have about 28, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 945 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Newport County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Newport County at 83,051 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Newport County is $103,514 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Newport County scores 55 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #672 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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