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HVAC and plumbing companies in Horry County, SC
How Horry 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,012 of 1,707 scored counties
#23 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 139
- 5 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 157
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $430.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 427,551
- +20.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 139 HVAC and plumbing companies in Horry County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Horry County spend about $430.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,710 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per company, 35% 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.
Official counts show 157 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Horry County in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,011 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Horry County grew 20.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Horry County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,012 of 1,707 scored counties and #23 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Horry 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.
| Measure | Horry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,011 | 1,257 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,710 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 159 → 157−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,489
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $84.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The 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 Horry 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 Horry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 427,551+20.9% since 2020
- Households
- 158,779
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,880+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,740
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 142,324
- Daytime population
- 375,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| 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 |
| 23Horry County, SC | 46 | 139 | 8.8 | $3.1M | +20.9% | #1,012 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Horry County
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 trades48
- HVAC and plumbing46
- Electricians58
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control39
- Landscaping and lawn care52
- House cleaning36
- Pest control37
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Horry County, SC?
Horry County has 139 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 157 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Horry County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $430.4M a year, or $2,710 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 158,779 households in Horry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Horry County, SC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Horry County has 8.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Horry County would have about 91, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,011 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Horry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Horry County at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. The median household income in Horry County is $66,880 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Horry County scores 46 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,012 of 1,707 scored counties.
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