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HVAC and plumbing companies in Alexandria city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Alexandria city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #16 of 1,707 scored counties
#4 of 74 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $282.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.5M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,662
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Alexandria city scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #16 of 1,707 scored counties and #4 of 74 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Households in Alexandria city spend about $282.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,715 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Alexandria city has 21 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Alexandria city was 22 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,459 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show Alexandria city grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Alexandria city 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 | Alexandria city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $13.5M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,459 | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,715 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $119,681 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 22+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 268
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The 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 Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,662+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,096
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10,509
- Median household income
- $119,681+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $161,240
- Median home value
- $735,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,808
- Daytime population
- 161,123Residents 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 Alexandria city
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 trades87
- HVAC and plumbing87
- Electricians86
- Roofing and gutters84
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control82
- Landscaping and lawn care86
- House cleaning54
- Pest control79
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Alexandria city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 HVAC and plumbing companies in Alexandria city. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Alexandria city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $282.7M a year, or $3,715 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $13.5M 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 76,096 households in Alexandria city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alexandria city, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Alexandria city has 2.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $13.5M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Alexandria city would have about 59, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,459 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Alexandria city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Alexandria city at 160,662 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,096 households. Median household income in Alexandria city is $119,681, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Alexandria city scores 87 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #16 of 1,707 scored counties.
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