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HVAC and plumbing companies in Skagit County, WA

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Skagit County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #425 of 1,707 scored counties
#17 of 26 scored counties in Washington

Listings
30
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
47
+2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$153.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,938 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
132,975
+2.4% 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

At $2,938 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Skagit County spend about $153.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 30 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.1M per company, 8% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Skagit County has 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Skagit County was 47 in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,113 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Skagit County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Skagit County is 62 (upper middle), #425 of 1,707 scored counties and #17 of 26 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Skagit 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 Skagit County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSkagit CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.74.96.3
Spending per listing$5.1M$6.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1131,3671,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.2%+8.9%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,938$3,196$3,018
Median household income$89,263$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6283

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 47+2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
474
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
301 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Skagit 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 Skagit County

Population, 2025 estimate
132,975+2.4% since 2020
Households
52,329
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,733
Median home value
$545,100
Jobs located here
49,731
Daytime population
119,306Residents 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 Skagit 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
17Skagit County, WA62305.7$5.1M+2.4%#425 of 1,707

Other business types in Skagit County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 HVAC and plumbing companies in Skagit County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019.

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

About $153.7M a year, or $2,938 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 52,329 households in Skagit County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Skagit County has 5.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Skagit County would have about 32, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,113 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Skagit County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Skagit County at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. Median household income in Skagit County is $89,263, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Skagit County scores 62 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #425 of 1,707 scored counties.

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