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HVAC and plumbing companies in Goochland County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #502 of 1,707 scored counties
#32 of 74 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,774 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,187
+17.4% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Goochland County comes to about $39M a year: $3,774 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $4.3M per company, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Goochland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Goochland County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 689 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Goochland County grew 17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Goochland County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #502 of 1,707 scored counties and #32 of 74 scored counties in Virginia.

How Goochland 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 Goochland County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGoochland CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.75.96.3
Spending per listing$4.3M$5.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment6891,2171,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,774$3,295$3,018
Median household income$118,931$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6071

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 15
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Goochland 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 Goochland County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,187+17.4% since 2020
Households
10,342
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
283 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$118,931+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$169,175
Median home value
$500,600
Jobs located here
24,945
Daytime population
39,415Residents 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 Goochland 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
32Goochland County, VA6098.7$4.3M+17.4%#502 of 1,707

Other business types in Goochland County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 HVAC and plumbing companies in Goochland County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $39M a year, or $3,774 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 10,342 households in Goochland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Goochland 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 $4.3M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Goochland County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Goochland County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Goochland County at 29,187 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,342 households. Median household income in Goochland County is $118,931, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Goochland County scores 60 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #502 of 1,707 scored counties.

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