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HVAC and plumbing companies in Amherst County, VA
How Amherst County, VA 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #917 of 1,707 scored counties
#45 of 74 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 HVAC and plumbing companies in Amherst County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,696 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Amherst County spend about $34.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.1M per company, 35% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Amherst County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,813 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Amherst County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Amherst County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #917 of 1,707 scored counties and #45 of 74 scored counties in Virginia.
How Amherst 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,813 | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,696 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents 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 |
| 45Amherst County, VA | 49 | 11 | 8.7 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #917 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Amherst 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 Amherst County, VA?
There are 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Amherst County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $34.2M a year, or $2,696 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Amherst County has 8.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Amherst County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,813 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #917 of 1,707 scored counties.
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