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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Florence, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Florence, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #283 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 55
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $198.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,528 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,392
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Florence metro area spend about $198.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,528 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per company, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
The Florence metro area has 55 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 15%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Florence metro area was 46 in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Florence metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Florence metro area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Florence metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #283 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Florence metro area 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.
| Measure | Florence metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,705 | 1,257 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,528 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $54,443 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 482
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 558 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Florence metro area, 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 the Florence metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,392+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,417
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $54,443+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,289
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,742
- Daytime population
- 204,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| 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 |
Other business types in the Florence metro area
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 trades50
- HVAC and plumbing39
- Electricians54
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control58
- Landscaping and lawn care54
- House cleaning66
- Pest control38
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Florence, SC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Florence metro area. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Florence, SC metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $198.3M a year, or $2,528 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 78,417 households in the Florence metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Florence, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Florence metro area has 7.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Florence metro area would have about 42, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Florence, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Florence metro area at 201,392 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,417 households. Median household income in the Florence metro area is $54,443, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The Florence metro area scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #283 of 387 scored metro areas.
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