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HVAC and plumbing companies in Bradley County, TN

How Bradley County, TN 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #979 of 1,707 scored counties
#45 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
45
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
27
+12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$113.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,667 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,465
+6.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 HVAC and plumbing companies in Bradley County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Bradley County spend about $113.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,667 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per company, 47% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bradley County was 27 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bradley County grew 6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Bradley County is 47 (lower middle), #979 of 1,707 scored counties and #45 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Bradley County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Bradley County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBradley CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.66.16.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,5781,4871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+15.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,667$2,815$3,018
Median household income$66,552$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4765

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 27+12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
166
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
451 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,465+6.1% since 2020
Households
42,596
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
338
Median household income
$66,552+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,706
Median home value
$261,900
Jobs located here
42,670
Daytime population
105,258Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Bradley County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN91505.4$7.4M+9.0%#6 of 1,707
2Loudon County, TN91104.2$7.2M+15.6%#7 of 1,707
3Franklin County, TN8352.9$9.2M+6.4%#38 of 1,707
4Roane County, TN8083.5$7.9M+7.0%#60 of 1,707
5Anderson County, TN78154.6$6M+6.1%#78 of 1,707
6Davidson County, TN781775.4$5.6M+4.2%#82 of 1,707
7Montgomery County, TN76485.5$5.1M+13.0%#105 of 1,707
8Lawrence County, TN7463.5$6.9M+6.2%#131 of 1,707
9Sumner County, TN73506.4$4.9M+9.2%#160 of 1,707
10Jefferson County, TN72115.0$5.3M+9.3%#172 of 1,707
45Bradley County, TN474510.6$2.5M+6.1%#979 of 1,707

Other business types in Bradley County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Bradley County, TN?

There are 45 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Bradley County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Bradley County, TN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $113.6M a year, or $2,667 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 42,596 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bradley County has 10.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.5M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Bradley County would have about 24, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Bradley County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Bradley County at 115,465 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,596 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $66,552 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Bradley County scores 47 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #979 of 1,707 scored counties.

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