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HVAC and plumbing companies in Hidalgo County, TX
How Hidalgo County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #234 of 1,707 scored counties
#14 of 120 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 119
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 138
- +25.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $663M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,454 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Hidalgo County spend about $663M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $5.6M per company, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Hidalgo County has 119 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hidalgo County was 138 in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,958 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hidalgo County.
Population estimates show Hidalgo County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hidalgo County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #234 of 1,707 scored counties and #14 of 120 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,958 | 1,226 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.5% | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,454 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 110 → 138+25.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 937
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 |
| 14Hidalgo County, TX | 69 | 119 | 4.4 | $5.6M | +5.6% | #234 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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 trades71
- HVAC and plumbing69
- Electricians75
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control84
- Landscaping and lawn care84
- House cleaning81
- Pest control71
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Hidalgo County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 HVAC and plumbing companies in Hidalgo County. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 138 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $663M a year, or $2,454 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Hidalgo County has 4.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.6M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 139, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,958 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 69 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #234 of 1,707 scored counties.
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