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HVAC and plumbing companies in Upshur County, TX
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Upshur County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #93 of 1,707 scored counties
#5 of 120 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- −40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,666 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,410
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Upshur County is 76 (high), #93 of 1,707 scored counties and #5 of 120 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
At $2,666 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Upshur County spend about $41.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 5 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $8.3M per company, 75% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Upshur County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Upshur County in 2023, down 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $276K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Upshur County. Population estimates put the population change in Upshur County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Upshur 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 | Upshur County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,299 | 1,226 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −40.0% | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,666 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 12−40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 191
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $276K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Upshur 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 Upshur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,410+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,583
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $66,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,795
- Median home value
- $167,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,038
- Daytime population
- 32,032Residents 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 |
Other business types in Upshur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Upshur County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 HVAC and plumbing companies in Upshur County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 40.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Upshur County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $41.5M a year, or $2,666 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 15,583 households in Upshur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upshur County, TX compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Upshur County has 3.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $8.3M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Upshur County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Upshur County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Upshur County at 44,410 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,583 households. Median household income in Upshur County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Upshur County scores 76 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #93 of 1,707 scored counties.
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