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HVAC and plumbing companies in Roanoke County, VA
How Roanoke County, 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #116 of 1,707 scored counties
#12 of 74 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $120.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,028 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,150
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Roanoke County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #116 of 1,707 scored counties and #12 of 74 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Roanoke County comes to about $120.3M a year: $3,028 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $6.7M per company, 40% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Roanoke County has 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Roanoke County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,806 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Roanoke County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Roanoke 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.
| Measure | Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $5.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,806 | 1,217 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | +3.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,028 | $3,295 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $83,709 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 22−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,150+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,725
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 387
- Median household income
- $83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,750
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 38,065
- Daytime population
- 88,794Residents 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 |
| 12Roanoke County, VA | 75 | 18 | 4.5 | $6.7M | +0.2% | #116 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Roanoke County
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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing75
- Electricians72
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control62
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning68
- Pest control58
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Roanoke County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 HVAC and plumbing companies in Roanoke County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Roanoke County, VA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $120.3M a year, or $3,028 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Roanoke County has 4.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.7M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Roanoke County would have about 25, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,806 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Roanoke County scores 75 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #116 of 1,707 scored counties.
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