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HVAC and plumbing companies in Rutherford County, TN
How Rutherford 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #176 of 1,707 scored counties
#12 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 89
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $391.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,027 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 HVAC and plumbing companies in Rutherford County. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $3,027 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Rutherford County spend about $391.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $4.4M per company, 7% 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 Rutherford County was 90 in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,438 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $529K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rutherford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutherford County grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rutherford County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #176 of 1,707 scored counties and #12 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rutherford 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.
| Measure | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,438 | 1,487 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +15.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,027 | $2,815 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 90+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 874
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 895 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $529K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 91 | 50 | 5.4 | $7.4M | +9.0% | #6 of 1,707 |
| 2Loudon County, TN | 91 | 10 | 4.2 | $7.2M | +15.6% | #7 of 1,707 |
| 3Franklin County, TN | 83 | 5 | 2.9 | $9.2M | +6.4% | #38 of 1,707 |
| 4Roane County, TN | 80 | 8 | 3.5 | $7.9M | +7.0% | #60 of 1,707 |
| 5Anderson County, TN | 78 | 15 | 4.6 | $6M | +6.1% | #78 of 1,707 |
| 6Davidson County, TN | 78 | 177 | 5.4 | $5.6M | +4.2% | #82 of 1,707 |
| 7Montgomery County, TN | 76 | 48 | 5.5 | $5.1M | +13.0% | #105 of 1,707 |
| 8Lawrence County, TN | 74 | 6 | 3.5 | $6.9M | +6.2% | #131 of 1,707 |
| 9Sumner County, TN | 73 | 50 | 6.4 | $4.9M | +9.2% | #160 of 1,707 |
| 10Jefferson County, TN | 72 | 11 | 5.0 | $5.3M | +9.3% | #172 of 1,707 |
| 12Rutherford County, TN | 72 | 89 | 6.9 | $4.4M | +12.6% | #176 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Rutherford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades67
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians78
- Roofing and gutters63
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control66
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning71
- Pest control72
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Rutherford County, TN?
Rutherford County has 89 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $391.7M a year, or $3,027 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Rutherford County has 6.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.4M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 82, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,438 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 72 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #176 of 1,707 scored counties.
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