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HVAC and plumbing companies in Richmond city, VA
How Richmond 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 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #40 of 1,707 scored counties
#7 of 74 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 41
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $291.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 237,257
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Richmond city is 83 (high), #40 of 1,707 scored counties and #7 of 74 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 HVAC and plumbing companies in Richmond city. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Richmond city comes to about $291.7M a year: $2,796 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 50% 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.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Richmond city in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,129 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Richmond city from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Richmond 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 | Richmond city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,129 | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,796 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 490.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,685
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $134.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 237,257+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 104,321
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 60 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,827
- Median household income
- $64,587+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,266
- Median home value
- $353,000
- Jobs located here
- 174,706
- Daytime population
- 296,295Residents 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 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 trades80
- HVAC and plumbing83
- Electricians83
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control82
- Landscaping and lawn care86
- House cleaning72
- Pest control78
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Richmond city, VA?
There are 41 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Richmond city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Richmond city, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $291.7M a year, or $2,796 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 104,321 households in Richmond city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond city, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Richmond city has 3.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.1M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Richmond city would have about 61, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,129 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 Richmond city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond city at 237,257 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,321 households. The median household income in Richmond city is $64,587 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.7% 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. Richmond city scores 83 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #40 of 1,707 scored counties.
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