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HVAC and plumbing companies in Bristol city, VA
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Bristol city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,372 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.1M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 HVAC or plumbing company in Bristol city. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households.
At $2,372 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Bristol city spend about $17.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $17.1M of household spending for each company on map listings. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bristol city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $275K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bristol city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol city declined 5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, Bristol city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Bristol 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 | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $17.1M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,372 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $275K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bristol 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 Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents 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 |
| Bristol city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $17.1M | −5.2% |
Other business types in Bristol 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Bristol city, VA?
Bristol city has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. No official count is published for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bristol city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $17.1M a year, or $2,372 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, it comes to $17.1M 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 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Bristol city has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Bristol city would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Bristol city has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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