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HVAC and plumbing companies in Frederick County, VA

How Frederick 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #154 of 1,707 scored counties
#15 of 74 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
36
+28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$116.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,302 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,955
+8.8% 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

Frederick County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #154 of 1,707 scored counties and #15 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 20 HVAC and plumbing companies in Frederick County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $3,302 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Frederick County spend about $116.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 23% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Frederick County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 983 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $270K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Frederick County. Population estimates show Frederick County grew 8.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Frederick 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Frederick County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFrederick CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.75.96.3
Spending per listing$5.8M$5.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9831,2171,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.6%+3.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,302$3,295$3,018
Median household income$97,606$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7371

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 36+28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
365
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$270K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Frederick 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 Frederick County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,955+8.8% since 2020
Households
35,385
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
230
Median household income
$97,606+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,937
Median home value
$386,000
Jobs located here
32,890
Daytime population
83,916Residents 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 counties in Virginia for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Frederick County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Albemarle County, VA91183.9$8.8M+5.1%#4 of 1,707
2Arlington County, VA90191.7$23.7M+2.1%#8 of 1,707
3James City County, VA88123.8$9.2M+6.2%#13 of 1,707
4Alexandria city, VA87212.8$13.5M+1.0%#16 of 1,707
5Suffolk city, VA85184.7$6.6M+10.4%#25 of 1,707
6Henrico County, VA84523.8$8.5M+2.3%#27 of 1,707
7Richmond city, VA83413.9$7.1M+4.6%#40 of 1,707
8Caroline County, VA8165.0$6.1M+11.3%#55 of 1,707
9Fairfax County, VA802305.6$7.6M+1.7%#63 of 1,707
10Loudoun County, VA781107.7$5.9M+6.4%#79 of 1,707
15Frederick County, VA73205.7$5.8M+8.8%#154 of 1,707

Other business types in Frederick County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Frederick County, VA?

Frederick County has 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Frederick County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $116.8M a year, or $3,302 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 35,385 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Frederick County has 5.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.8M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Frederick County would have about 25, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 983 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Frederick County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Frederick County at 99,955 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,385 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $97,606 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Frederick County scores 73 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #154 of 1,707 scored counties.

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