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HVAC and plumbing companies in Ector County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Ector County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #258 of 1,707 scored counties
#17 of 120 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 39
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 HVAC and plumbing companies in Ector County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Ector County comes to about $180.6M a year: $2,797 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 3% 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 44 businesses with payroll in Ector County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,467 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $445K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ector County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ector County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ector County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #258 of 1,707 scored counties and #17 of 120 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ector 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.
| Measure | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,467 | 1,226 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,797 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 44+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 363
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 391 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $445K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 95 | 8 | 4.6 | $7.2M | +22.6% | #1 of 1,707 |
| 2Travis County, TX | 87 | 297 | 5.1 | $6.8M | +7.2% | #18 of 1,707 |
| 3Collin County, TX | 81 | 329 | 7.9 | $4.7M | +20.6% | #58 of 1,707 |
| 4Denton County, TX | 80 | 279 | 7.7 | $4.7M | +16.9% | #67 of 1,707 |
| 5Upshur County, TX | 76 | 5 | 3.2 | $8.3M | +8.2% | #93 of 1,707 |
| 6Atascosa County, TX | 74 | 7 | 4.2 | $6.4M | +8.7% | #132 of 1,707 |
| 7Rusk County, TX | 71 | 8 | 4.4 | $6.1M | +5.0% | #185 of 1,707 |
| 8Cherokee County, TX | 71 | 8 | 4.4 | $6M | +5.4% | #190 of 1,707 |
| 9Wilson County, TX | 70 | 9 | 4.9 | $6.3M | +12.2% | #202 of 1,707 |
| 10Bexar County, TX | 70 | 461 | 6.1 | $4.7M | +7.2% | #217 of 1,707 |
| 17Ector County, TX | 68 | 39 | 6.0 | $4.6M | +5.0% | #258 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Ector 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing68
- Electricians52
- Roofing and gutters73
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control85
- Landscaping and lawn care89
- House cleaning67
- Pest control72
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Ector County, TX?
Ector County has 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings 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 44 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $180.6M a year, or $2,797 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Ector County has 6.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Ector County would have about 38, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,467 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ector County scores 68 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #258 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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