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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Danville, VA area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Danville, VA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #369 of 476 scored small-town markets
#3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia

Listings
26
3 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
37
−9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$105.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,386 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,137
−1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Danville area is 37 (lower middle), #369 of 476 scored small-town markets and #3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Danville area. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in the Danville area spend about $105.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,386 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per company, 15% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in the Danville area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,192 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Danville area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Danville area 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Danville, VA area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureDanville areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.95.96.3
Spending per listing$4M$5.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1921,2171,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.8%+3.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,386$3,295$3,018
Median household income$49,874$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3771

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37−9.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
263
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
263 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 the Danville area, 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 the Danville area

Population, 2025 estimate
101,137−1.7% since 2020
Households
44,086
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,012 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$49,874+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,587
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
37,406
Daytime population
97,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Virginia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Virginia for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Danville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Virginia

Small-town markets in Virginia ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake of the Woods, VA7564.0$7.9M+10.1%#27 of 476
Bluefield, WV-VA59153.7$6.5M−3.8%#147 of 476
2Martinsville, VA52124.5$5.3M−1.9%#210 of 476
3Danville, VA37265.9$4M−1.7%#369 of 476

Other business types in the Danville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Danville, VA area?

There are 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Danville area as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Danville, VA area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $105.2M a year, or $2,386 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 44,086 households in the Danville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Danville, VA area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Danville area has 5.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Danville area would have about 22, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,192 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Danville, VA area growing?

Population estimates put the Danville area at 101,137 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,086 households. The median household income in the Danville area is $49,874 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Danville area scores 37 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #369 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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