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HVAC and plumbing companies in Washington County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Washington County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #945 of 1,707 scored counties
#42 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 47
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,667 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,199
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,667 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $151.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Washington County has 47 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washington County in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,261 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Washington County is 48 (lower middle), #945 of 1,707 scored counties and #42 of 59 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,261 | 1,487 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +15.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,667 | $2,815 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $62,809 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 45+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 472 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,199+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 56,759
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 417
- Median household income
- $62,809+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,311
- Median home value
- $249,000
- Jobs located here
- 65,780
- Daytime population
- 147,000Residents 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 |
| 42Washington County, TN | 48 | 47 | 8.3 | $3.2M | +6.0% | #945 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Washington 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 trades56
- HVAC and plumbing48
- Electricians77
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control52
- Landscaping and lawn care57
- House cleaning62
- Pest control53
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Washington County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 HVAC and plumbing companies in Washington County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, TN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $151.4M a year, or $2,667 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,759 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, TN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Washington County has 8.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.2M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 32, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,261 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 141,199 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,759 households. Median household income in Washington County is $62,809, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Washington County scores 48 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #945 of 1,707 scored counties.
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