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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Port Lavaca, TX area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Port Lavaca, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #217 of 476 scored small-town markets
#12 of 33 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,599
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Port Lavaca area. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,869 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Port Lavaca area spend about $24.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $5M per company, 5% above 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Port Lavaca area in 2023. That is one for every 867 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Port Lavaca area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Port Lavaca area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #217 of 476 scored small-town markets and #12 of 33 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Port Lavaca area 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 | Port Lavaca area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 867 | 1,226 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,869 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $79,959 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 226
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Port Lavaca area, 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 the Port Lavaca area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,599−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,670
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $79,959+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,381
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,873
- Daytime population
- 22,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Port Lavaca area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, TX | 77 | 8 | 4.4 | $6M | +5.4% | #21 of 476 |
| 2Corsicana, TX | 71 | 8 | 4.2 | $6.3M | +8.2% | #48 of 476 |
| 3Mount Pleasant, TX | 66 | 9 | 4.3 | $5.8M | +2.5% | #77 of 476 |
| 4Nacogdoches, TX | 66 | 13 | 5.1 | $4.8M | +2.2% | #79 of 476 |
| 5Sulphur Springs, TX | 63 | 10 | 7.1 | $3.8M | +6.1% | #110 of 476 |
| 6Granbury, TX | 62 | 19 | 7.4 | $4.1M | +13.6% | #120 of 476 |
| 7Big Spring, TX | 60 | 8 | 6.6 | $4.3M | −12.4% | #140 of 476 |
| 8Bay City, TX | 55 | 11 | 7.1 | $3.6M | +0.5% | #183 of 476 |
| 9Bonham, TX | 55 | 11 | 8.6 | $3.3M | +9.2% | #185 of 476 |
| 10Del Rio, TX | 53 | 8 | 4.8 | $5.4M | +0.5% | #199 of 476 |
| 12Port Lavaca, TX | 51 | 5 | 5.8 | $5M | −2.3% | #217 of 476 |
Other business types in the Port Lavaca area
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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Port Lavaca, TX area?
The Port Lavaca area has 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Port Lavaca, TX area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $24.9M a year, or $2,869 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 8,670 households in the Port Lavaca area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Lavaca, TX area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Port Lavaca area has 5.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 867 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Port Lavaca, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Lavaca area at 19,599 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,670 households. The median household income in the Port Lavaca area is $79,959 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Port Lavaca area scores 51 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #217 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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