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HVAC and plumbing companies in Chittenden County, VT
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Chittenden County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #200 of 1,707 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 33
- 6 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $245.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,432 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chittenden County spend about $245.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,432 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 56% 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 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 18%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Chittenden County was 64 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,117 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Chittenden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chittenden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Chittenden County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #200 of 1,707 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chittenden 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $6.7M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,117 | 902 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +4.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,432 | $3,176 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 64−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $91.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 336 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents 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 Chittenden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades54
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians44
- Roofing and gutters46
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning37
- Pest control67
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Chittenden County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 HVAC and plumbing companies in Chittenden County. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $245.2M a year, or $3,432 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Chittenden County has 4.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.4M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 52, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,117 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 70 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #200 of 1,707 scored counties.
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