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HVAC and plumbing companies in Washington County, TX

How Washington 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,311 of 1,707 scored counties
#93 of 120 scored counties in Texas

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
28
+12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,893 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,288
+7.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,311 of 1,707 scored counties and #93 of 120 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Washington County comes to about $44.8M a year: $2,893 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 37% below 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 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washington County in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 553 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Washington 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Washington County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.77.96.3
Spending per listing$3M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment5531,2261,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.0%+14.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,893$3,015$3,018
Median household income$77,825$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3750

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 28+12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
152
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,288+7.0% since 2020
Households
15,481
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
604 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,165
Median home value
$288,100
Jobs located here
16,640
Daytime population
34,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX9584.6$7.2M+22.6%#1 of 1,707
2Travis County, TX872975.1$6.8M+7.2%#18 of 1,707
3Collin County, TX813297.9$4.7M+20.6%#58 of 1,707
4Denton County, TX802797.7$4.7M+16.9%#67 of 1,707
5Upshur County, TX7653.2$8.3M+8.2%#93 of 1,707
6Atascosa County, TX7474.2$6.4M+8.7%#132 of 1,707
7Rusk County, TX7184.4$6.1M+5.0%#185 of 1,707
8Cherokee County, TX7184.4$6M+5.4%#190 of 1,707
9Wilson County, TX7094.9$6.3M+12.2%#202 of 1,707
10Bexar County, TX704616.1$4.7M+7.2%#217 of 1,707
93Washington County, TX37159.7$3M+7.0%#1,311 of 1,707

Other business types in Washington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Washington County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in Washington County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Washington County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $44.8M a year, or $2,893 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $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 15,481 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, TX compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Washington County has 9.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 553 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. Median household income in Washington County is $77,825, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Washington County scores 37 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,311 of 1,707 scored counties.

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