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HVAC and plumbing companies in Galveston County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Galveston County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #622 of 1,707 scored counties
#43 of 120 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 165
- 7 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $441M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,207
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Galveston County spend about $441M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,135 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per company, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Galveston County has 165 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 82 businesses with payroll in Galveston County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $350K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Galveston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Galveston County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Galveston County is 57 (upper middle), #622 of 1,707 scored counties and #43 of 120 scored counties in Texas.
How Galveston 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 | Galveston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,715 | 1,226 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,135 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $86,105 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 82+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 779
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $59.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1657 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Galveston 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 Galveston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,207+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 140,660
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 946
- Median household income
- $86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,259
- Median home value
- $314,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,596
- Daytime population
- 313,358Residents 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 |
| 43Galveston County, TX | 57 | 165 | 11.7 | $2.7M | +5.9% | #622 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Galveston 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 trades59
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians78
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control81
- Landscaping and lawn care89
- House cleaning68
- Pest control71
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Galveston County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 165 HVAC and plumbing companies in Galveston County. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $441M a year, or $3,135 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 165 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Galveston County has 11.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Galveston County would have about 93, against 165 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 57 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #622 of 1,707 scored counties.
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