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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Morristown, TN metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #184 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
35
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$124.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,588 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,867
+7.9% 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 35 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Morristown metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,588 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Morristown metro area spend about $124.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 35 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.5M per company, 25% 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 21 businesses with payroll in the Morristown metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 2,284 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Morristown metro area grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Morristown metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #184 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Morristown 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 Morristown, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMorristown metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.36.16.3
Spending per listing$3.5M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,2841,4871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.9%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,588$2,815$3,018
Median household income$60,553$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5265

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
351 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Morristown 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 Morristown metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,867+7.9% since 2020
Households
47,963
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
281
Median household income
$60,553
Average household income
$82,265
Median home value
$218,100
Jobs located here
47,715
Daytime population
119,291Residents 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 Morristown 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 Morristown 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 Morristown, TN metro area?

There are 35 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Morristown metro area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $124.1M a year, or $2,588 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 47,963 households in the Morristown metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Morristown metro area has 7.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.5M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Morristown metro area would have about 26, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,284 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Morristown, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Morristown metro area at 128,867 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,963 households. The median household income in the Morristown metro area is $60,553 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Morristown metro area scores 52 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #184 of 387 scored metro areas.

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