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HVAC and plumbing companies in Franklin County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #282 of 1,707 scored counties
#14 of 26 scored counties in Washington

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
25
−3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,934 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,612
+5.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 HVAC and plumbing companies in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Franklin County spend about $87.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,934 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% 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 25 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,196 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #282 of 1,707 scored counties and #14 of 26 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Franklin County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Franklin County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.04.96.3
Spending per listing$4.9M$6.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1961,3671,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.8%+8.9%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,934$3,196$3,018
Median household income$86,714$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6783

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 25−3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
481
Annual payroll, 2023
$38M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
102,612+5.6% since 2020
Households
29,890
Median age
31.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,242 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,166
Median home value
$379,300
Jobs located here
34,282
Daytime population
90,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Washington, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1King County, WA893884.1$8.9M+3.1%#11 of 1,707
2Mason County, WA85103.8$7.4M+7.8%#23 of 1,707
3Stevens County, WA8073.6$7.4M+6.6%#64 of 1,707
4Grant County, WA79123.4$7.8M+6.3%#70 of 1,707
5Whatcom County, WA77404.3$6.8M+3.9%#88 of 1,707
6Benton County, WA76364.6$6.4M+6.9%#99 of 1,707
7Pierce County, WA751604.6$6.9M+2.5%#114 of 1,707
8Kitsap County, WA75534.9$6.5M+2.7%#117 of 1,707
9Grays Harbor County, WA7392.9$8.6M+3.0%#140 of 1,707
10Thurston County, WA70726.1$4.9M+2.8%#216 of 1,707
14Franklin County, WA67186.0$4.9M+5.6%#282 of 1,707

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Franklin County, WA?

There are 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Franklin County, WA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $87.7M a year, or $2,934 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, WA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Franklin County has 6.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.9M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,196 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 67 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #282 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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