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HVAC and plumbing companies in Union County, SC

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Union 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
$26M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,236 a household
Spending per listing
$13M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,799
−1.4% 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

At $2,236 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $26M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 2 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $13M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Union County has 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 3,870 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.76.76.3
Spending per listing$13M$4.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment3,8701,2571,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,236$2,802$3,018
Median household income$41,621$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$102K
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
6The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,799−1.4% since 2020
Households
11,611
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$41,621+1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,230
Median home value
$103,600
Jobs located here
7,601
Daytime population
22,110Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, SCNot scored21.7$13M−1.4%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 HVAC and plumbing companies in Union 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 Union County, SC spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $26M a year, or $2,236 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 $13M 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 11,611 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union 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, Union County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,870 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Union County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 26,799 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,611 households. Median household income in Union County is $41,621, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 1.1%, 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. Union 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 Union County

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