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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Cleveland, TN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Cleveland, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #232 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
47
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
29
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$132.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,656 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
134,057
+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 47 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Cleveland metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 49% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $132.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,656 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per company, 41% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Cleveland metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,725 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cleveland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cleveland metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #232 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Cleveland metro area 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 Cleveland, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCleveland metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.46.16.3
Spending per listing$2.8M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,7251,4871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+15.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,656$2,815$3,018
Median household income$66,135$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4665

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
290.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
186
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
471 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 the Cleveland metro area, 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 the Cleveland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
134,057+6.1% since 2020
Households
50,020
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
169
Median household income
$66,135+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,584
Median home value
$247,000
Jobs located here
44,994
Daytime population
118,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Tennessee

Every Tennessee market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cleveland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN765196.3$5M+8.7%#17 of 387
2Clarksville, TN-KY69685.4$5M+8.5%#53 of 387
3Knoxville, TN662255.9$4.8M+6.9%#66 of 387
4Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA64634.8$5.3M+2.3%#73 of 387
5Memphis, TN-MS-AR612725.2$5.3M−0.3%#107 of 387
6Chattanooga, TN-GA561677.2$4M+5.3%#145 of 387
7Morristown, TN52357.3$3.5M+7.9%#184 of 387
8Johnson City, TN49616.9$3.7M+4.3%#205 of 387
9Cleveland, TN46479.4$2.8M+6.1%#232 of 387
10Jackson, TN30527.2$3.6M+2.2%#344 of 387

Other business types in the Cleveland metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Cleveland, TN metro area?

There are 47 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Cleveland metro area 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 29 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Cleveland, TN metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $132.9M a year, or $2,656 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 50,020 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cleveland, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Cleveland metro area has 9.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 28, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cleveland, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 134,057 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,020 households. The median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $66,135 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% 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. The Cleveland metro area scores 46 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #232 of 387 scored metro areas.

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