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HVAC and plumbing companies in Kanawha County, WV
How Kanawha County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #736 of 1,707 scored counties
#10 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 39
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +27.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $199.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,609 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 HVAC and plumbing companies in Kanawha County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Kanawha County spend about $199.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,609 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 8% 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 46 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kanawha County in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,662 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kanawha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kanawha County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Kanawha County is 53 (upper middle), #736 of 1,707 scored counties and #10 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Kanawha 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 | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $6.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,662 | 1,795 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.8% | +8.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,609 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 46+27.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 651
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians48
- Roofing and gutters43
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control64
- Landscaping and lawn care66
- House cleaning62
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Kanawha County, WV?
Kanawha County has 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $199.5M a year, or $2,609 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Kanawha County has 5.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 19% 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 national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 42, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,662 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #736 of 1,707 scored counties.
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