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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #241 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
26
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
27
−10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$121.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,439 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,468
−3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,439 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area spend about $121.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% below 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 27 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $130K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Weirton-Steubenville metro area declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #241 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Weirton-Steubenville 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWeirton-Steubenville metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.26.3
Spending per listing$4.7M$6.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,8391,7951,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.0%+8.9%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,439$2,578$3,018
Median household income$58,784$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27−10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
262 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$130K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,468−3.6% since 2020
Households
49,642
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
198
Median household income
$58,784+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,835
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
36,596
Daytime population
102,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across West Virginia

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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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV841,3035.5$7M+3.3%#6 of 387
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV71705.9$4.9M+7.1%#44 of 387
1Morgantown, WV60325.6$4.9M+1.3%#113 of 387
2Wheeling, WV-OH59213.6$6.9M−3.6%#117 of 387
3Parkersburg-Vienna, WV58174.5$5.7M−2.3%#126 of 387
Winchester, VA-WV56397.0$4.4M+6.5%#141 of 387
4Charleston, WV55404.6$5.6M−4.7%#148 of 387
5Beckley, WV54194.2$5.6M−4.3%#162 of 387
6Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH45815.3$4.8M−2.6%#233 of 387
7Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH44265.2$4.7M−3.6%#241 of 387

Other business types in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?

The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $121.1M a year, or $2,439 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 49,642 households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 5.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.7M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 25, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Weirton-Steubenville metro area at 112,468 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,642 households. The median household income in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is $58,784 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 44 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #241 of 387 scored metro areas.

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