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HVAC and plumbing companies in Whatcom County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Whatcom County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #88 of 1,707 scored counties
#5 of 26 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $270M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Whatcom County is 77 (high), #88 of 1,707 scored counties and #5 of 26 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Whatcom County comes to about $270M a year: $2,872 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 40 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $6.8M per company, 42% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 40 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Whatcom County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Whatcom County was 66 in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Whatcom County. Population estimates put the population change in Whatcom County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Whatcom 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 | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $6.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,425 | 1,367 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +8.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,872 | $3,196 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 66+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,472
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $123.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents 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 Whatcom 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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing77
- Electricians67
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control41
- Landscaping and lawn care50
- House cleaning33
- Pest control64
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Whatcom County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 HVAC and plumbing companies in Whatcom County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Whatcom County, WA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $270M a year, or $2,872 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 94,021 households in Whatcom County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whatcom County, WA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Whatcom County has 4.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.8M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Whatcom County would have about 57, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Whatcom County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whatcom County at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in Whatcom County is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Whatcom County scores 77 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #88 of 1,707 scored counties.
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