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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #126 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $96.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,544 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,264
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,544 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area spend about $96.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $5.7M per company, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,706 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #126 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area 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 | Parkersburg-Vienna metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $6.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,706 | 1,795 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,544 | $2,578 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $57,391 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area, 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,264−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 37,877
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,409
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,056
- Daytime population
- 89,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 84 | 1,303 | 5.5 | $7M | +3.3% | #6 of 387 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 71 | 70 | 5.9 | $4.9M | +7.1% | #44 of 387 |
| 1Morgantown, WV | 60 | 32 | 5.6 | $4.9M | +1.3% | #113 of 387 |
| 2Wheeling, WV-OH | 59 | 21 | 3.6 | $6.9M | −3.6% | #117 of 387 |
| 3Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 58 | 17 | 4.5 | $5.7M | −2.3% | #126 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 56 | 39 | 7.0 | $4.4M | +6.5% | #141 of 387 |
| 4Charleston, WV | 55 | 40 | 4.6 | $5.6M | −4.7% | #148 of 387 |
| 5Beckley, WV | 54 | 19 | 4.2 | $5.6M | −4.3% | #162 of 387 |
| 6Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 45 | 81 | 5.3 | $4.8M | −2.6% | #233 of 387 |
| 7Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 44 | 26 | 5.2 | $4.7M | −3.6% | #241 of 387 |
Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
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
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Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?
There are 17 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $96.4M a year, or $2,544 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 4.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.7M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area would have about 20, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,706 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 58 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #126 of 387 scored metro areas.
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