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HVAC and plumbing companies in Berkeley County, WV
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Berkeley County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 1,707 scored counties
#2 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 33
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,522
- +13.7% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Berkeley County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #161 of 1,707 scored counties and #2 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Households in Berkeley County spend about $148.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,906 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 6% below 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 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Berkeley County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Berkeley County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berkeley County grew 13.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berkeley County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Berkeley County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $6.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,501 | 1,795 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +8.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,906 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,815 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 34+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 194
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 331 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,522+13.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,021
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,580
- Median home value
- $266,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,190
- Daytime population
- 104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 73 | 15 | 6.6 | $4.9M | +9.2% | #159 of 1,707 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 73 | 33 | 6.5 | $4.5M | +13.7% | #161 of 1,707 |
| 3Marion County, WV | 65 | 8 | 3.4 | $7.8M | −1.2% | #321 of 1,707 |
| 4Monongalia County, WV | 63 | 27 | 6.0 | $4.6M | +2.0% | #400 of 1,707 |
| 5Preston County, WV | 60 | 5 | 3.9 | $6.6M | −0.6% | #479 of 1,707 |
| 6Mercer County, WV | 59 | 8 | 3.3 | $7.4M | −3.4% | #512 of 1,707 |
| 7Wood County, WV | 59 | 17 | 4.7 | $5.4M | −2.1% | #525 of 1,707 |
| 8Wayne County, WV | 58 | 6 | 3.8 | $6.6M | −4.0% | #553 of 1,707 |
| 9Ohio County, WV | 58 | 9 | 4.9 | $5.3M | −4.4% | #562 of 1,707 |
| 10Kanawha County, WV | 53 | 39 | 5.1 | $5.1M | −4.3% | #736 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Berkeley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Berkeley County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 HVAC and plumbing companies in Berkeley County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Berkeley County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $148.3M a year, or $2,906 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Berkeley County has 6.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.5M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 31, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County scores 73 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #161 of 1,707 scored counties.
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