Market rankings · South Carolina
HVAC and plumbing companies in South Carolina
Markets across South Carolina ranked by the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,419
- 76 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 1,685
- +1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.9B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #20 of 51
- Market score 56 · Upper middle
A site report maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings around any address in South Carolina by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 1,419 HVAC and plumbing companies in South Carolina. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in South Carolina comes to about $5.9B a year: $2,802 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per company, 12% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in South Carolina was 1,685 in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 50 SBA-backed loans worth $19.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in South Carolina.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Carolina ranks #20 for HVAC and plumbing companies, with a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores highest (68). Of the 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Carolina, the Seneca area scores highest (72).
Every market in South Carolina for HVAC and plumbing companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Carolina, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 68 | 120 | 5.2 | $5.4M | +4.7% | #58 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 64 | 721 | 6.7 | $4.7M | +10.1% | #79 of 387 |
| 1Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 64 | 242 | 7.2 | $4.3M | +10.7% | #81 of 387 |
| 2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 56 | 263 | 6.9 | $4.1M | +9.0% | #144 of 387 |
| 3Columbia, SC | 55 | 239 | 7.0 | $4M | +6.0% | #160 of 387 |
| 4Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 54 | 72 | 7.5 | $4.1M | +12.0% | #170 of 387 |
| 5Spartanburg, SC | 49 | 97 | 6.8 | $3.9M | +14.3% | #204 of 387 |
| 6Florence, SC | 39 | 55 | 7.0 | $3.6M | +0.9% | #283 of 387 |
| 7Sumter, SC | 37 | 27 | 6.6 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #294 of 387 |
| 8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 37 | 139 | 8.8 | $3.1M | +20.9% | #297 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seneca, SC | 72 | 18 | 5.2 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #43 of 476 |
| 2Orangeburg, SC | 65 | 9 | 2.7 | $8.4M | −0.9% | #83 of 476 |
| 3Murrells Inlet, SC | 62 | 17 | 6.3 | $4.6M | +3.8% | #117 of 476 |
| 4Newberry, SC | 61 | 8 | 5.2 | $4.9M | +4.8% | #128 of 476 |
| 5Greenwood, SC | 61 | 21 | 5.6 | $4.5M | +1.7% | #130 of 476 |
| 6Gaffney, SC | 56 | 10 | 4.5 | $5.3M | +3.7% | #164 of 476 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lancaster County, SC | 83 | 20 | 5.0 | $6M | +18.3% | #41 of 1,707 |
| 2Kershaw County, SC | 81 | 11 | 4.1 | $6.7M | +11.6% | #54 of 1,707 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 75 | 32 | 4.6 | $6.1M | +7.3% | #121 of 1,707 |
| 4Berkeley County, SC | 73 | 63 | 6.7 | $4.4M | +18.7% | #162 of 1,707 |
| 5Dorchester County, SC | 69 | 36 | 5.7 | $5.2M | +10.1% | #239 of 1,707 |
| 6Richland County, SC | 69 | 100 | 6.0 | $4.6M | +4.6% | #243 of 1,707 |
| 7Oconee County, SC | 66 | 18 | 5.2 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #304 of 1,707 |
| 8Beaufort County, SC | 66 | 56 | 6.8 | $4.7M | +8.9% | #312 of 1,707 |
| 9Pickens County, SC | 65 | 24 | 4.6 | $5.7M | +5.7% | #333 of 1,707 |
| 10Chesterfield County, SC | 64 | 7 | 4.0 | $5.9M | +3.4% | #359 of 1,707 |
| 11Orangeburg County, SC | 63 | 9 | 2.7 | $8.4M | −0.9% | #383 of 1,707 |
| 12Charleston County, SC | 63 | 143 | 8.0 | $4M | +6.4% | #407 of 1,707 |
| 13Laurens County, SC | 62 | 15 | 5.6 | $4.4M | +6.2% | #436 of 1,707 |
| 14Chester County, SC | 61 | 5 | 3.8 | $6.3M | +2.2% | #448 of 1,707 |
| 15Greenville County, SC | 61 | 163 | 7.4 | $4M | +10.6% | #473 of 1,707 |
| 16York County, SC | 58 | 104 | 9.1 | $3.5M | +8.1% | #591 of 1,707 |
| 17Georgetown County, SC | 55 | 17 | 6.3 | $4.6M | +3.8% | #682 of 1,707 |
| 18Spartanburg County, SC | 55 | 95 | 7.2 | $3.7M | +15.6% | #690 of 1,707 |
| 19Anderson County, SC | 55 | 61 | 7.3 | $3.7M | +7.7% | #691 of 1,707 |
| 20Newberry County, SC | 54 | 8 | 5.2 | $4.9M | +4.8% | #703 of 1,707 |
| 21Cherokee County, SC | 53 | 10 | 4.5 | $5.3M | +3.7% | #734 of 1,707 |
| 22Darlington County, SC | 52 | 14 | 5.5 | $4.4M | +0.1% | #783 of 1,707 |
| 23Horry County, SC | 46 | 139 | 8.8 | $3.1M | +20.9% | #1,012 of 1,707 |
| 24Lexington County, SC | 46 | 119 | 9.8 | $3M | +7.7% | #1,014 of 1,707 |
| 25Marion County, SC | 45 | 5 | 4.1 | $5.1M | −2.9% | #1,015 of 1,707 |
Show all 46 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Sumter County, SC | 44 | 27 | 6.6 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #1,057 of 1,707 |
| 27Greenwood County, SC | 44 | 18 | 6.5 | $3.8M | +1.5% | #1,058 of 1,707 |
| 28Florence County, SC | 43 | 41 | 7.8 | $3.3M | +1.2% | #1,115 of 1,707 |
| 29Colleton County, SC | 42 | 10 | 6.1 | $4M | +2.2% | #1,134 of 1,707 |
| 30Marlboro County, SC | 40 | 5 | 5.1 | $4M | −3.8% | #1,198 of 1,707 |
| 31Jasper County, SC | 32 | 16 | 12.2 | $2.2M | +32.2% | #1,464 of 1,707 |
| Clarendon County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $7.3M | +0.7% | |
| Williamsburg County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $27.3M | −4.0% | |
| Dillon County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $24.8M | −2.9% | |
| Edgefield County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $25.6M | +16.1% | |
| Union County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $13M | −1.4% | |
| Abbeville County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $8.4M | +2.3% | |
| Fairfield County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 3.4 | $7.2M | −2.6% | |
| Barnwell County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $9.4M | +0.4% | |
| Saluda County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $9.6M | +4.1% | |
| Hampton County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $8M | −1.9% | |
| Lee County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $6.9M | −5.0% | |
| Calhoun County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 6.5 | $3.9M | +0.6% | |
| Bamberg County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $10M | −3.5% | |
| McCormick County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.3% | |
| Allendale County, SC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in South Carolina?
There are 1,419 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in South Carolina as of September 2026. 76 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 1,685 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019.
How much do households in South Carolina spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $5.9B a year, or $2,802 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,419 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 2,117,989 households in South Carolina and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Carolina compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
South Carolina has 6.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, South Carolina would have about 1,247, against 1,419 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
Which market in South Carolina has the highest market score for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in South Carolina, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Carolina, the Seneca area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 31 scored counties in South Carolina, Lancaster County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Carolina scores 56 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Carolina. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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