Groundwork

Home services · County · South Carolina

HVAC and plumbing companies in Anderson County, SC

How Anderson County, SC 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #691 of 1,707 scored counties
#19 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
61
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
66
+17.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$226.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,701 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
219,930
+7.7% since 2020

See the HVAC and plumbing companies around any address in Anderson County

The site report maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Anderson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Anderson County comes to about $226.6M a year: $2,701 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Anderson County has 61 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in Anderson County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Anderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Anderson County is 55 (upper middle), #691 of 1,707 scored counties and #19 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Anderson County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.36.76.3
Spending per listing$3.7M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,2711,2571,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.9%+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,701$2,802$3,018
Median household income$66,651$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5556

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 66+17.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
648
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
613 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
219,930+7.7% since 2020
Households
83,904
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,043
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
74,539
Daytime population
189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Anderson County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Anderson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

HVAC and plumbing across South Carolina

Every South Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lancaster County, SC83205.0$6M+18.3%#41 of 1,707
2Kershaw County, SC81114.1$6.7M+11.6%#54 of 1,707
3Aiken County, SC75324.6$6.1M+7.3%#121 of 1,707
4Berkeley County, SC73636.7$4.4M+18.7%#162 of 1,707
5Dorchester County, SC69365.7$5.2M+10.1%#239 of 1,707
6Richland County, SC691006.0$4.6M+4.6%#243 of 1,707
7Oconee County, SC66185.2$5.2M+6.3%#304 of 1,707
8Beaufort County, SC66566.8$4.7M+8.9%#312 of 1,707
9Pickens County, SC65244.6$5.7M+5.7%#333 of 1,707
10Chesterfield County, SC6474.0$5.9M+3.4%#359 of 1,707
19Anderson County, SC55617.3$3.7M+7.7%#691 of 1,707

Other business types in Anderson County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Anderson County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 HVAC and plumbing companies in Anderson County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Anderson County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $226.6M a year, or $2,701 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Anderson County has 7.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.7M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Anderson County would have about 48, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 55 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #691 of 1,707 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Anderson County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Anderson County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Anderson County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Anderson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.