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HVAC and plumbing companies in Addison County, VT

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Addison County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #326 of 1,707 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,259 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,048
+1.8% 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 Addison County spend about $48.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,259 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 46% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Addison County has 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Addison County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Addison County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Addison County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #326 of 1,707 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Addison County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Addison County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureAddison CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.74.86.3
Spending per listing$7M$6.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8809021,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,259$3,176$3,018
Median household income$89,639$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score6555

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 17
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Addison 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 Addison County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,048+1.8% since 2020
Households
14,966
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$89,639+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,233
Median home value
$361,200
Jobs located here
15,101
Daytime population
35,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chittenden County, VT70334.6$7.4M+0.4%#200 of 1,707
2Addison County, VT6574.7$7M+1.8%#326 of 1,707
3Orleans County, VT6065.0$5.9M+0.7%#487 of 1,707
4Franklin County, VT59115.5$5.5M+2.3%#522 of 1,707
5Windsor County, VT58114.3$7.4M−0.7%#551 of 1,707
6Washington County, VT56135.0$6.3M−0.2%#624 of 1,707
7Rutland County, VT50124.7$6.2M−1.4%#842 of 1,707
8Windham County, VT49136.6$4.6M−1.4%#891 of 1,707
9Bennington County, VT34128.0$3.8M−1.8%#1,393 of 1,707

Other business types in Addison County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Addison County, VT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 HVAC and plumbing companies in Addison County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Addison County, VT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $48.8M a year, or $3,259 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7M 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 14,966 households in Addison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Addison County has 4.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Addison County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Addison County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Addison County at 38,048 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,966 households. Median household income in Addison County is $89,639, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. Addison County scores 65 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #326 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Addison County

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