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HVAC and plumbing companies in Saluda County, SC
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Saluda County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,497 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.6M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 19,680
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Saluda County spend about $19.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,497 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.6M 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 Saluda County as of September 2026. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Saluda County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,557 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Saluda County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Saluda County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Saluda 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 | Saluda County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $9.6M | $4.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,557 | 1,257 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,497 | $2,802 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $51,009 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- 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
- 4The 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 Saluda 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 Saluda County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,680+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,670
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $51,009+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,200
- Median home value
- $146,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,321
- Daytime population
- 16,117Residents 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 |
| Saluda County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $9.6M | +4.1% |
Other business types in Saluda 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Saluda County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 HVAC and plumbing companies in Saluda County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Saluda County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $19.2M a year, or $2,497 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 7,670 households in Saluda County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saluda County, SC compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Saluda 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, Saluda County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,557 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Saluda County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Saluda County at 19,680 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,670 households. Median household income in Saluda County is $51,009, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.6%, 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. Saluda 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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