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HVAC and plumbing companies in Denton County, TX

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Denton County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #67 of 1,707 scored counties
#4 of 120 scored counties in Texas

Listings
279
13 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
234
+22.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,600 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,346
+16.9% 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

Denton County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #67 of 1,707 scored counties and #4 of 120 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.

At $3,600 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Denton County spend about $1.3B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 279 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Denton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Denton County was 234 in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,540 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $11.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Denton County. Population estimates put the population change in Denton County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Denton County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Denton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDenton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.77.96.3
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,5401,2261,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.5%+14.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,600$3,015$3,018
Median household income$111,498$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
191 → 234+22.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,371
Annual payroll, 2023
$178.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
27913 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
273The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
21
Amount
$11.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Denton 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 Denton County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
Households
360,392
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,115
Median household income
$111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,847
Median home value
$437,200
Jobs located here
321,359
Daytime population
759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Denton County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX9584.6$7.2M+22.6%#1 of 1,707
2Travis County, TX872975.1$6.8M+7.2%#18 of 1,707
3Collin County, TX813297.9$4.7M+20.6%#58 of 1,707
4Denton County, TX802797.7$4.7M+16.9%#67 of 1,707
5Upshur County, TX7653.2$8.3M+8.2%#93 of 1,707
6Atascosa County, TX7474.2$6.4M+8.7%#132 of 1,707
7Rusk County, TX7184.4$6.1M+5.0%#185 of 1,707
8Cherokee County, TX7184.4$6M+5.4%#190 of 1,707
9Wilson County, TX7094.9$6.3M+12.2%#202 of 1,707
10Bexar County, TX704616.1$4.7M+7.2%#217 of 1,707

Other business types in Denton County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Denton County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 279 HVAC and plumbing companies in Denton County. 13 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.3B a year, or $3,600 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 279 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Denton County has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.7M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Denton County would have about 273, against 279 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,540 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Denton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 80 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #67 of 1,707 scored counties.

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