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HVAC and plumbing companies in Prince Edward County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,412 of 1,707 scored counties
#64 of 74 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,531 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,391
+2.3% 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

Prince Edward County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,412 of 1,707 scored counties and #64 of 74 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Prince Edward County comes to about $19.3M a year: $2,531 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per company, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Prince Edward County has 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Prince Edward County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince Edward County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince Edward CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.55.96.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$5.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,2741,2171,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,531$3,295$3,018
Median household income$56,315$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3471

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,391+2.3% since 2020
Households
7,641
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
350 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$56,315+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,641
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
8,275
Daytime population
21,661Residents 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 Prince Edward 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
64Prince Edward County, VA34810.5$2.4M+2.3%#1,412 of 1,707

Other business types in Prince Edward County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 HVAC and plumbing companies in Prince Edward County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $19.3M a year, or $2,531 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 7,641 households in Prince Edward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince Edward County has 10.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.4M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Prince Edward County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Prince Edward County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince Edward County at 22,391 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,641 households. Median household income in Prince Edward County is $56,315, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Prince Edward County scores 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,412 of 1,707 scored counties.

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