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HVAC and plumbing companies in Gloucester County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Gloucester County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,181 of 1,707 scored counties
#57 of 74 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$46.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,059 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,097
+3.6% 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

At $3,059 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Gloucester County spend about $46.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 14 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.3M per company, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Gloucester County has 14 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 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Gloucester County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 694 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Gloucester County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Gloucester County is 41 (lower middle), #1,181 of 1,707 scored counties and #57 of 74 scored counties in Virginia.

How Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGloucester CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.25.96.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$5.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment6941,2171,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+3.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,059$3,295$3,018
Median household income$84,306$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4171

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 220.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
206
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,097+3.6% since 2020
Households
15,274
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
218 sq. mi.
People per square mile
181
Median household income
$84,306+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,513
Median home value
$331,000
Jobs located here
9,415
Daytime population
32,479Residents 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 Gloucester 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
57Gloucester County, VA41149.2$3.3M+3.6%#1,181 of 1,707

Other business types in Gloucester County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 HVAC and plumbing companies in Gloucester County. 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, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $46.7M a year, or $3,059 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 15,274 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gloucester County has 9.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 694 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Gloucester County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Gloucester County at 40,097 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,274 households. Median household income in Gloucester County is $84,306, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Gloucester County scores 41 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,181 of 1,707 scored counties.

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