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HVAC and plumbing companies in Bennington County, VT
How Bennington County, VT 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Bennington County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,393 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Bennington County spend about $45.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,047 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per company, 20% 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 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Bennington County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 652 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bennington County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bennington 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.
| Measure | Bennington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $6.7M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 652 | 902 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +4.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,047 | $3,176 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 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 Bennington 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 Bennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chittenden County, VT | 70 | 33 | 4.6 | $7.4M | +0.4% | #200 of 1,707 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 65 | 7 | 4.7 | $7M | +1.8% | #326 of 1,707 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 60 | 6 | 5.0 | $5.9M | +0.7% | #487 of 1,707 |
| 4Franklin County, VT | 59 | 11 | 5.5 | $5.5M | +2.3% | #522 of 1,707 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 58 | 11 | 4.3 | $7.4M | −0.7% | #551 of 1,707 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 56 | 13 | 5.0 | $6.3M | −0.2% | #624 of 1,707 |
| 7Rutland County, VT | 50 | 12 | 4.7 | $6.2M | −1.4% | #842 of 1,707 |
| 8Windham County, VT | 49 | 13 | 6.6 | $4.6M | −1.4% | #891 of 1,707 |
| 9Bennington County, VT | 34 | 12 | 8.0 | $3.8M | −1.8% | #1,393 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Bennington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Bennington County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 HVAC and plumbing companies in Bennington County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $45.7M a year, or $3,047 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Bennington County has 8.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Bennington County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 652 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,393 of 1,707 scored counties.
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