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HVAC and plumbing companies in Monongalia County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Monongalia County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #400 of 1,707 scored counties
#4 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 27
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $125.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,991
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,809 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Monongalia County spend about $125.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $4.6M per company, 2% 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 27 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Monongalia County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Monongalia County in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,488 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monongalia County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monongalia County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #400 of 1,707 scored counties and #4 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Monongalia 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 | Monongalia County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $6.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,488 | 1,795 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +8.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,809 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,346 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 30+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 294
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Monongalia 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 Monongalia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,991+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,629
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 360 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $65,346+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,594
- Median home value
- $267,700
- Jobs located here
- 64,605
- Daytime population
- 128,019Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Monongalia 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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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Monongalia County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 HVAC and plumbing companies in Monongalia County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Monongalia County, WV spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $125.4M a year, or $2,809 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 44,629 households in Monongalia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monongalia County, WV compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Monongalia County has 6.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Monongalia County would have about 26, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,488 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Monongalia County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Monongalia County at 107,991 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,629 households. Median household income in Monongalia County is $65,346, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Monongalia County scores 63 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #400 of 1,707 scored counties.
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