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HVAC and plumbing companies in Putnam County, TN

How Putnam 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,187 of 1,707 scored counties
#50 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
29
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
30
+20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$86.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,567 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,612
+8.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 HVAC and plumbing companies in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Putnam County comes to about $86.3M a year: $2,567 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3M per company, 37% 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 Putnam County was 30 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,120 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Putnam County is 41 (lower middle), #1,187 of 1,707 scored counties and #50 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Putnam 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 Putnam County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.66.16.3
Spending per listing$3M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1201,4871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.0%+15.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,567$2,815$3,018
Median household income$58,912$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4165

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 30+20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
531
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
292 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County

Population, 2025 estimate
86,612+8.1% since 2020
Households
33,601
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
206
Median household income
$58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,922
Median home value
$282,500
Jobs located here
40,531
Daytime population
91,089Residents 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 Putnam 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
50Putnam County, TN41298.6$3M+8.1%#1,187 of 1,707

Other business types in Putnam County

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

Questions

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

Putnam County has 29 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $86.3M a year, or $2,567 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Putnam County has 8.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Putnam County would have about 18, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,120 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 Putnam County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 41 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,187 of 1,707 scored counties.

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