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HVAC and plumbing companies in Mason County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Mason County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #23 of 1,707 scored counties
#2 of 26 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Mason County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #23 of 1,707 scored counties and #2 of 26 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 HVAC and plumbing companies in Mason County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Mason County comes to about $73.5M a year: $2,825 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $7.4M per company, 55% 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Mason County in 2023. That is one for every 1,735 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $495K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Mason County. Population estimates put the population change in Mason County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mason 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.
| Measure | Mason County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $6.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,735 | 1,367 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,825 | $3,196 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $495K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 89 | 388 | 4.1 | $8.9M | +3.1% | #11 of 1,707 |
| 2Mason County, WA | 85 | 10 | 3.8 | $7.4M | +7.8% | #23 of 1,707 |
| 3Stevens County, WA | 80 | 7 | 3.6 | $7.4M | +6.6% | #64 of 1,707 |
| 4Grant County, WA | 79 | 12 | 3.4 | $7.8M | +6.3% | #70 of 1,707 |
| 5Whatcom County, WA | 77 | 40 | 4.3 | $6.8M | +3.9% | #88 of 1,707 |
| 6Benton County, WA | 76 | 36 | 4.6 | $6.4M | +6.9% | #99 of 1,707 |
| 7Pierce County, WA | 75 | 160 | 4.6 | $6.9M | +2.5% | #114 of 1,707 |
| 8Kitsap County, WA | 75 | 53 | 4.9 | $6.5M | +2.7% | #117 of 1,707 |
| 9Grays Harbor County, WA | 73 | 9 | 2.9 | $8.6M | +3.0% | #140 of 1,707 |
| 10Thurston County, WA | 70 | 72 | 6.1 | $4.9M | +2.8% | #216 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Mason County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Mason County, WA?
Mason County has 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Mason County, WA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $73.5M a year, or $2,825 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 26,029 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, WA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Mason County has 3.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.4M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Mason County would have about 16, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,735 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. The median household income in Mason County is $83,270 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.5% 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. Mason County scores 85 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #23 of 1,707 scored counties.
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