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HVAC and plumbing companies in Hampton city, VA
How Hampton city, 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #224 of 1,707 scored counties
#18 of 74 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,729 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 137,315
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 HVAC and plumbing companies in Hampton city. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 46% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,729 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Hampton city spend about $158.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $7.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 67% 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 39 businesses with payroll in Hampton city classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,489 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hampton city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hampton city held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Hampton city is 69 (upper middle), #224 of 1,707 scored counties and #18 of 74 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hampton 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 | Hampton city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,489 | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.6% | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,729 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,621 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 39+2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 235
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hampton 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 Hampton city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 137,3150.0% since 2020
- Households
- 58,057
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 52 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,673
- Median household income
- $69,621+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,727
- Median home value
- $245,700
- Jobs located here
- 49,061
- Daytime population
- 130,091Residents 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 |
| 18Hampton city, VA | 69 | 20 | 3.4 | $7.9M | 0.0% | #224 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Hampton 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
- Home repair trades68
- HVAC and plumbing69
- Electricians71
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control65
- Landscaping and lawn care70
- House cleaning51
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Hampton city, VA?
There are 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Hampton city as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hampton city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $158.5M a year, or $2,729 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 58,057 households in Hampton city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampton city, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Hampton city has 3.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.9M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Hampton city would have about 33, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,489 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampton city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hampton city at 137,315 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 58,057 households. The median household income in Hampton city is $69,621 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Hampton city scores 69 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #224 of 1,707 scored counties.
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