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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #247 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah

Listings
189
8 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
255
+17.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$653.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,161 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
773,426
+14.5% 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

Households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area spend about $653.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,161 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 27% 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 189 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 255 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 811 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $7.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #247 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.

How the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureProvo-Orem-Lehi metro areaUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.18.16.3
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8117801,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.0%+12.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.5%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,161$3,068$3,018
Median household income$100,704$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score4436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
255+17.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,486
Annual payroll, 2023
$164.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1898 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$7.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
773,426+14.5% since 2020
Households
206,880
Median age
27.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
5,396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
133
Median household income
$100,704+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,279
Median home value
$535,500
Jobs located here
299,641
Daytime population
678,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Utah

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Utah

Metro areas in Utah ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ogden, UT471627.6$4.1M+5.3%#217 of 387
2Salt Lake City-Murray, UT463507.8$4M+3.8%#229 of 387
3Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT441899.1$3.5M+14.5%#247 of 387
4Logan, UT-ID33448.9$3.2M+8.8%#330 of 387
5St. George, UT328612.3$2.3M+17.4%#338 of 387

Other business types in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 189 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area. 8 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 255 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $653.9M a year, or $3,161 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 189 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 206,880 households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 9.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.5M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area would have about 138, against 189 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 811 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area at 773,426 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,880 households. Median household income in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area is $100,704, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area scores 44 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #247 of 387 scored metro areas.

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