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HVAC and plumbing companies in Newport News city, VA
How Newport News 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #605 of 1,707 scored counties
#36 of 74 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 41
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $205.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,230
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 HVAC and plumbing companies in Newport News city. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,703 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Newport News city spend about $205.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $5M per company, 5% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Newport News city was 46 in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $457K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Newport News city.
Population estimates put the population change in Newport News city from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Newport News city scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #605 of 1,707 scored counties and #36 of 74 scored counties in Virginia.
How Newport News 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 | Newport News city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,655 | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,703 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,634 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 46+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 918
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $457K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Newport News 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 Newport News city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,230−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 76,112
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 69 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,670
- Median household income
- $69,634+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,058
- Median home value
- $260,600
- Jobs located here
- 98,238
- Daytime population
- 206,364Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Newport News city marked.
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 |
| 36Newport News city, VA | 57 | 41 | 5.4 | $5M | −1.5% | #605 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Newport News 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning50
- Pest control19
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Newport News city, VA?
Newport News city has 41 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Newport News city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $205.8M a year, or $2,703 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 76,112 households in Newport News city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport News city, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Newport News city has 5.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Newport News city would have about 43, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Newport News city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Newport News city at 183,230 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,112 households. The median household income in Newport News city is $69,634 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. Newport News city scores 57 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #605 of 1,707 scored counties.
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