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HVAC and plumbing companies in Hampton County, SC

How Hampton 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,221 a household
Spending per listing
$8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,174
−1.9% 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

Households in Hampton County spend about $16M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,221 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Hampton County as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hampton County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 903 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Hampton County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Hampton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hampton 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 Hampton County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureHampton CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.86.76.3
Spending per listing$8M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9031,2571,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,221$2,802$3,018
Median household income$44,711$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hampton 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 Hampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,174−1.9% since 2020
Households
7,225
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$44,711+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,824
Median home value
$112,000
Jobs located here
4,300
Daytime population
15,001Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Hampton 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
Hampton County, SCNot scored22.8$8M−1.9%

Other business types in Hampton County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 HVAC and plumbing companies in Hampton County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $16M a year, or $2,221 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $8M 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 7,225 households in Hampton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hampton County has 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Hampton County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 903 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Hampton County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Hampton County at 18,174 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,225 households. Median household income in Hampton County is $44,711, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Hampton County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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