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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Johnson City, TN metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #205 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
61
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
54
+20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$228.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,565 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,416
+4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Johnson City metro area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,565 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Johnson City metro area spend about $228.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 21% 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 the Johnson City metro area was 54 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,648 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Johnson City metro area grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Johnson City metro area is 49 (lower middle), #205 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Johnson City 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 Johnson City, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson City metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.96.16.3
Spending per listing$3.7M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,6481,4871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.0%+15.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,565$2,815$3,018
Median household income$57,762$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4965

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54+20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
391
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
612 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Johnson City 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 Johnson City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
216,416+4.3% since 2020
Households
88,979
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
854 sq. mi.
People per square mile
247
Median household income
$57,762+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,488
Median home value
$219,200
Jobs located here
82,986
Daytime population
208,127Residents 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 metro areas in Tennessee for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Johnson City 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 Johnson City 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 Johnson City, TN metro area?

The Johnson City metro area has 61 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $228.3M a year, or $2,565 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 88,979 households in the Johnson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Johnson City metro area has 6.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.7M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Johnson City metro area would have about 48, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,648 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Johnson City, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Johnson City metro area at 216,416 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,979 households. The median household income in the Johnson City metro area is $57,762 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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 Johnson City metro area scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #205 of 387 scored metro areas.

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