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HVAC and plumbing companies in Snohomish County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #254 of 1,707 scored counties
#11 of 26 scored counties in Washington

Listings
201
9 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
325
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,388 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
870,656
+4.9% 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 201 HVAC and plumbing companies in Snohomish County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Snohomish County spend about $1.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,388 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.3M per company, 12% 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 325 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Snohomish County in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 973 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $10.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Snohomish County.

Population estimates show Snohomish County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Snohomish County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #254 of 1,707 scored counties and #11 of 26 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Snohomish 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 Snohomish County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSnohomish CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.44.96.3
Spending per listing$5.3M$6.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9731,3671,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+8.9%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,388$3,196$3,018
Median household income$111,246$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6883

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
297 → 325+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,328
Annual payroll, 2023
$286.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2019 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
225The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
17
Amount
$10.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County

Population, 2025 estimate
870,656+4.9% since 2020
Households
316,212
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
405
Median household income
$111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,831
Median home value
$696,000
Jobs located here
295,384
Daytime population
731,489Residents 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 Snohomish 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
11Snohomish County, WA682016.4$5.3M+4.9%#254 of 1,707

Other business types in Snohomish County

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

Questions

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

There are 201 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Snohomish County as of September 2026. 9 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 325 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $3,388 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Snohomish County has 6.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.3M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 225, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 973 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 68 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #254 of 1,707 scored counties.

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