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HVAC and plumbing companies in Albemarle County, VA
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Albemarle County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #4 of 1,707 scored counties
#1 of 74 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $159.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,468 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 86% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Albemarle County has a Groundwork market score of 91 (very high): #4 of 1,707 scored counties and #1 of 74 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 HVAC and plumbing companies in Albemarle County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Albemarle County spend about $159.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,468 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.8M per company, 86% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Albemarle County in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,913 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $655K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Albemarle County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albemarle County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,913 | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,468 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 24−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $655K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albemarle County, VA | 91 | 18 | 3.9 | $8.8M | +5.1% | #4 of 1,707 |
| 2Arlington County, VA | 90 | 19 | 1.7 | $23.7M | +2.1% | #8 of 1,707 |
| 3James City County, VA | 88 | 12 | 3.8 | $9.2M | +6.2% | #13 of 1,707 |
| 4Alexandria city, VA | 87 | 21 | 2.8 | $13.5M | +1.0% | #16 of 1,707 |
| 5Suffolk city, VA | 85 | 18 | 4.7 | $6.6M | +10.4% | #25 of 1,707 |
| 6Henrico County, VA | 84 | 52 | 3.8 | $8.5M | +2.3% | #27 of 1,707 |
| 7Richmond city, VA | 83 | 41 | 3.9 | $7.1M | +4.6% | #40 of 1,707 |
| 8Caroline County, VA | 81 | 6 | 5.0 | $6.1M | +11.3% | #55 of 1,707 |
| 9Fairfax County, VA | 80 | 230 | 5.6 | $7.6M | +1.7% | #63 of 1,707 |
| 10Loudoun County, VA | 78 | 110 | 7.7 | $5.9M | +6.4% | #79 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Albemarle County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Albemarle County, VA?
Albemarle County has 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $159.2M a year, or $3,468 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $8.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Albemarle County has 3.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $8.8M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 34, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,913 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Albemarle County scores 91 for HVAC and plumbing companies (very high), #4 of 1,707 scored counties.
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