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HVAC and plumbing companies in Harris County, TX
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Harris County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #509 of 1,707 scored counties
#36 of 120 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,561
- 63 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 1,187
- +8.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.3B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,561 HVAC and plumbing companies in Harris County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Harris County comes to about $5.3B a year: $2,995 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 29% 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.
Official counts show 1,187 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Harris County in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 65 SBA-backed loans worth $25.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Harris County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Harris County is 60 (upper middle), #509 of 1,707 scored counties and #36 of 120 scored counties in Texas.
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,480 | 1,226 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.4% | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,995 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,095 → 1,187+8.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 19,695
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,56163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 65
- Amount
- $25.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents 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 |
| 36Harris County, TX | 60 | 1,561 | 8.9 | $3.4M | +6.6% | #509 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Harris 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing60
- Electricians77
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control83
- Landscaping and lawn care90
- House cleaning68
- Pest control75
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Harris County, TX?
There are 1,561 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. 63 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 1,187 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $5.3B a year, or $2,995 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,561 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Harris County has 8.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Harris County would have about 1,106, against 1,561 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 60 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #509 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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