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HVAC and plumbing companies in Davidson County, TN

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Davidson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #82 of 1,707 scored counties
#6 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
177
23 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
196
+14.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$986.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,036 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
745,904
+4.2% 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

Davidson County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #82 of 1,707 scored counties and #6 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 177 HVAC and plumbing companies in Davidson County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Davidson County spend about $986.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,036 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 17% above 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 Davidson County was 196 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,658 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Davidson County. Population estimates put the population change in Davidson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Davidson 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 Davidson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.46.16.3
Spending per listing$5.6M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,6581,4871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.6%+15.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,036$2,815$3,018
Median household income$77,853$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7865

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
171 → 196+14.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,026
Annual payroll, 2023
$375M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
17723 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
207The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Davidson 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 Davidson County

Population, 2025 estimate
745,904+4.2% since 2020
Households
324,907
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,421
Median household income
$77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,747
Median home value
$417,400
Jobs located here
594,502
Daytime population
954,372Residents 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 Davidson 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

Other business types in Davidson County

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

Questions

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

There are 177 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. 23 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019.

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

About $986.3M a year, or $3,036 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 177 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davidson County has 5.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.6M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Davidson County would have about 207, against 177 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,658 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 78 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #82 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Davidson County

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